Just five years or less one out of four households had a negative adjustable loan. This product was very popular because you could choose to pay a negative payment (1% amortized over 30 years), interest only, 15 year amortized payment or a 30 year amortized payment. To qualify for this loan you needed to put down 10%. This loan was very popular because home values were appreciating.
Fast forward to today, "How late can I be on my mortgage before risking foreclosure?" Home values have dropped over 30% and most people who purchased the past 5 years have more than 20% negative equity in their homes. So you can do one of four things; walk away, Deed in Leu, short sale or ask the bank to modify your loan.
Loan modifications are an ongoing disaster, two years into it and you still don't know where you stand. Short Sale may be a smart option to not have a foreclosure on your credit report. A Deed in Leu may work, but many banks want the home to be listed on the market for a minimum of 90 days to qualify for this program. Lastly, walking away from the home will result in a foreclosure on your credit report and may deny you the ability to qualify for a new home loan for the next two to three years.
You ask, "How late can I be?" It depends on your bank and how pro-active you are. If you start with a loan modification and stop paying on your mortgage the bank will not stop foreclosure proceedings, approximately three months after you stop payment the bank will notify the trustee and the trustee will issue an NOD or Notice of Default. This notice will be publicly recorded against your property and this is the first stage of active foreclosure. In theory you have three months to make up the delinquency before the trustee will issue an NOS or Notice of Sale. Three weeks after the trustee issued a NOS, the property will be sold at a public auction, known as the Trustee Sale.
However, here is the loophole; if you happen to be in workout status the bank can not legally foreclose on your property. Workout status means that you have applied for a short sale or a loan modification and your file is in underwriting, awaiting a final decision or additional documentation to make a final decision. The bank is often just the servicing company of the note and they need to go back to the investor for a final workout approval.
The workout process can last several years in some cases. The bank can not legally foreclose on the home while your loan is in review. During the review process you can request to have the sale date pushed or removed completely. However, once the review process is over, there is no guarantee that you will qualify for the loan modification, short sale or a deed in lieu and that's why the bank suggests for you to continue payments on your mortgage if you can. Once in active foreclosure your only way to reinstate your balance due is in full, plus any attorney and late fees.
In conclusion, there is no set time as to how long you can be late on your mortgage loan payments, as long as the loan is in active review and you are awaiting a final decision.
Fast forward to today, "How late can I be on my mortgage before risking foreclosure?" Home values have dropped over 30% and most people who purchased the past 5 years have more than 20% negative equity in their homes. So you can do one of four things; walk away, Deed in Leu, short sale or ask the bank to modify your loan.
Loan modifications are an ongoing disaster, two years into it and you still don't know where you stand. Short Sale may be a smart option to not have a foreclosure on your credit report. A Deed in Leu may work, but many banks want the home to be listed on the market for a minimum of 90 days to qualify for this program. Lastly, walking away from the home will result in a foreclosure on your credit report and may deny you the ability to qualify for a new home loan for the next two to three years.
You ask, "How late can I be?" It depends on your bank and how pro-active you are. If you start with a loan modification and stop paying on your mortgage the bank will not stop foreclosure proceedings, approximately three months after you stop payment the bank will notify the trustee and the trustee will issue an NOD or Notice of Default. This notice will be publicly recorded against your property and this is the first stage of active foreclosure. In theory you have three months to make up the delinquency before the trustee will issue an NOS or Notice of Sale. Three weeks after the trustee issued a NOS, the property will be sold at a public auction, known as the Trustee Sale.
However, here is the loophole; if you happen to be in workout status the bank can not legally foreclose on your property. Workout status means that you have applied for a short sale or a loan modification and your file is in underwriting, awaiting a final decision or additional documentation to make a final decision. The bank is often just the servicing company of the note and they need to go back to the investor for a final workout approval.
The workout process can last several years in some cases. The bank can not legally foreclose on the home while your loan is in review. During the review process you can request to have the sale date pushed or removed completely. However, once the review process is over, there is no guarantee that you will qualify for the loan modification, short sale or a deed in lieu and that's why the bank suggests for you to continue payments on your mortgage if you can. Once in active foreclosure your only way to reinstate your balance due is in full, plus any attorney and late fees.
In conclusion, there is no set time as to how long you can be late on your mortgage loan payments, as long as the loan is in active review and you are awaiting a final decision.
If you have any additional questions please contact me. I am a professional Real Estate Broker with Ewing & Associates Sotheby's International Realty in Sherman Oaks. I specialize in Foreclosure and Short Sales properties. I can also help if the property has more than one lien holder.
Feel free to shoot me an email to Info@ZeviShafran.com.
Zevi Shafran
Broker Associate
Ewing & Associate Sotheby's International Realty
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
ZeviShafran.com
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