Friday, February 26, 2010

Obama's New Loan Modification Plan For Economic Stimulus


By Robert Smith

The economy of the United States is currently in a state of near crisis. One result of this economic crunch is the appearance of loan modifications. Due primarily to the current recession, there are currently almost six million homeowners facing foreclosure.

As a matter fact, consumer spending is down across the in all areas of the economic landscape. Experts that have analyzed the root causes of recession are predicting more rough economic times are ahead.

The Bail-Out Plan:

To combat this situation, President Obama has formulated a well-analyzed and well-organized economic stimulus plan for loan modification that will generate a significant stimulus to the economy if appropriately applied in the home market system.

The Obama loan modification plan recognizes that many homeowners cannot take advantage of historically low interest rates, because the loan-to-value (LTV) ratios are too high for them to qualify for a refinance loan.

The majority of mortgage lenders will not consider loan modification plans unless there is a LTV of 80% of lower. This means that the homeowner has to owe less than 80% of their current property value.

The Obama's Home Mortgage Plan says that every person should receive access to a 30 years fixed rate mortgage with an interest rate of only 4.5%. In addition, refinancing would be made available to current homeowners at an interest rate of 4.5%.

Unlike a refinance, a loan modification is not a new loan. Instead, it is simply a modification to the terms of the existing loan. To encourage lenders to participate in the loan modification process, the government is offering them several incentives. We should briefly examine of these.

Some of the benefits of The Obama Loan Modification Plan to the Economy are stated below:

1. You can save more money by receiving a reduction in the interest rate of your loan if you qualify for a loan modification plan.

2) To encourage borrowers to choose this program, the plan is to offer them cash incentives.

3. The program also assures $1000 for the original loan modification along with $1000 additional for three year. But, this is valid only with the condition that you pay your dues on time without defaulting.

Furthermore, if the coveted percentage of the total monthly income remains unfulfilled, the program aims to increase the loan term and minimize the interest charges.

In order to qualify for this new loan modification plan, you will of course need to meet certain criteria. One critical condition that must be met is that the loan should not date back beyond January 1st 2009, and you must be the prime resident.

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