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Options when Dealing with Foreclosure in California

By Jeff Smucker

California foreclosure has been a recurrent topic in the media over the last 24 months for this reason residents of CA should take special care to recognize financial issues prior to their unfortunate arrival. California as a state entity functions under a term of trust sale meaning that a home owners mortgage company can start the process of foreclosure once you become delinquent (receive a notice of default). The mortgage company does not need to provide any more than simple evidence of your missed payments to move forward with an auction and thus foreclosure. Due to the aforementioned it is best to be assertive and communicate with your lender quickly and regularly in an effort to avoid the above from taking place. This article may be considered a guide to stop foreclosure in California.

One of the first steps you can take to put yourself in a better position to avoid foreclosure is to pay the money you are delinquent with at this point. Some of the best actions you can take include taking a loan or gift from family or friends or perhaps sell some personal items.

Revise Terms: Revise the terms of your loan. Many banks will modify your interest or loan type from sub-prime loans to a 30 years fixed loan that attracts lower interest rates.

One option would be to seek a refinancing of your loan from other lenders, which may benefit all parties involved.

Yet another option is to request forbearance, which may entail a fee but help you catch up on your payments instead of experiencing foreclosure. Also ask for reduced monthly loan amounts for a period of time so you can catch up.

Partial Claim: Opt in for partial claim which is like forbearance but where your bank adds the missed payment of your loans as an additional loan atop your mortgage.

There are some other options as well to lower the foreclosure risk in California, but they are not as attractive as those mentioned above since they all entail that you give up your home, yet manage to keep your credit score intact so that you can start looking for a new home.

A few options are: Opt in for a short sale Apply for bankruptcy Deed instead of foreclosure Pay off the loan Sell off your home

No matter your particulars be proactive. Take action rather than sitting around and waiting for the worst case scenario. Foreclosure in CA is a common theme unfortunately and therefore you should feel little guilt and shame. Keep up your correspondence with the lender. Utilize one of the options listed above!

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