Friday, April 3, 2009

The Hardship Letter

The hardship letter is an explanation why a homeowner is delinquent on their mortgage payments, and explaining how certain event or series of events affected their financial situation. This is one of the prerequisite by lending companies in order for them to clarify the situation of a homeowner’s loan modification proposal.

Creating a well written hardship letter would be very helpful for a homeowner in order to give a significant reason for the need to modify an existing loan. The letter must be very specific, backed up by evidence of the hardship, and substantiate that the situation is temporary. The letter needs to be brief and direct to the point.

The letter must state the following:

  1. Your hardship.
  2. Your proposal to resolve your debt.
  3. Thanking them for their time and probable consideration.
  4. Your current contact information.

Examples of hardship are:

  • unemployment
  • reduced income
  • divorce
  • separation
  • medical bills
  • too much debt
  • death of spouse
  • death of a family member
  • business failure
  • job relocation
  • illness
  • damage to property
  • military service
  • incarceration
The hardship letter is one of the most crucial elements in your loan modification package. Be cautious, it is important that you get it right and would easily be understood.

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2 comments:

  1. I agree on this blog. Many homeowners are having some loan modification problems because of inaccurately written hardship letter. Homeowners should be specific on the written hardship letters.As what the blog writer said, hardship letter will provide the significant reasons for the need to modify an existing loan.

    Here is one of the guide that will help homeowners to have their well written hardship letter.
    http://hardshiplettersample.com/

    Thanks for sharing this.

    Eugene

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  2. Before getting the approval for a loan modification program, a borrower has to write a hardship letter to the lender. The letter should directly and vividly explain the reasons behind the financial hardships along with the work out plan that the borrower is interested in. The letter must substantiate that the financial distress faced by the borrower is temporary.

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