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March 23, 2009 by: Bargain Babe

Negotiating a lower home mortgage rate

home-leaningon-dollar-illustrationGetting a lender to modify your mortgage to make it more affordable is a complicated process. A recent story in the LA Times explains the ins and outs of the $75 billion federal program to help struggling homeowners.

If you have been fantasizing about negotiating lower mortgage payments, the story may well disappoint. “Loan modifications, with rare exceptions, can be obtained only by borrowers who can show there’s a substantial chance their troubled mortgages can get back on track.”

To be eligible for a mortgage modification:

  • The home must NOT be an investment property
  • The unpaid loan balance has to be $729,750 or less
  • Loan must have been made before Jan. 1, 2009
  • You must be employed or have a new job lined up

Read the full story here.

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  1. Brenda says

    March 23, 2009 at 9:54 pm

    Julia, I didn’t know where else to send my question. I started reading your blog right before you left the newspaper, I can’t get BB from work (I think it has to do w/ “babe”) anyway, is there a way to fix when I read comments, or access another link from your homepage, that I will go right back to where I was, instead of having to scroll back……Thanks.

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  2. Maccarone says

    May 12, 2009 at 4:31 am

    Sweet! I feel like I just dug up gold 😉

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