Overview Of Obama's Home Mortgage Refinancing
The initiatives by the Obama administration, especially the Mortgage Stimulus Refinance Plan, have made many indebted homeowners a bit optimistic about the chances to get rid of the debt. The Obama's mortgage refinance plan has two pronged objectives; one to make the homeowners comfortable at paying the monthly payments and the other to reduce the financial losses of the creditor or lender.
The main purpose of this plan is to save maximum number of houses from foreclosure. The foreclosure does not serve the purpose of the creditor or lender because the property prices have depreciated and foreclosure negatively affects the prices of houses in the vicinity.
Some of the main features of the Obama's Mortgage Stimulus Refinance Plan are as follows:
• The rate of interest applicable is going to be fixed at 4.5%
• This mortgage modification plan comes as a blessing for those who have their depreciated by 15%
• The home owners are going to find the modification and refinancing quite easy.
• This plan is going to be a relief for those indebted home owners who are facing foreclosure.
One can refinance home loan at reduced rates with the help of this plan. Loan modification facilities can be one of the incentives of this program. The terms of the loan and the rate of interest can be modified. This plan has been designed for aiding 9 million homeowners from being victims of foreclosure. The home owner has two alternatives,
either to opt for home loan modification or home refinance packages. The qualifications and benefits for both the alternatives are a bit different from each other.
Qualifications for home mortgage refinancing are as follows:
• The house is the debtor’s primary residence
• Large value is associated with the home
• You fulfill the eligibility criteria including the submission of mandatory documents.
The principal amount in case of home mortgage refinancing is not reduced but the benefit of home mortgage refinancing is that the applicable rate of interest is drastically reduced and this reduction in the rate of interest is applicable till the loan is discharged.
Qualifications for home mortgage loan modification:
• You are current on your present home mortgage
• The home is owned by you and it is primary residence
• The amount that you owe does not exceed $729,750.
• The monthly payment on the present mortgage should exceed 31% of your gross income.
Benefit of Home mortgage loan modification is that, till a limit of $5,000 the debtor can get reduced rate of interest. The debtor can avail "specialized" advice about this alternative from the lender.