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FHA Workout options for distressed homeowners

Josh Talayka | July 25, 2011

At the onset of our current economic recession, the majority of distressed homeowners having difficulty paying their mortgage came from the subprime sector where borrowers were facing adjustable interest rates. As the markets have continued to worsen and unemployment/wage reductions have increased, these defaults have expanded to include all types of mortgages, including FHA. However, one of the benefits of an FHA mortgage is that there are many workout options in place to assist borrowers. The following are just a few of the workout options that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (federal agency that regulates and insures FHA mortgages – HUD) has in place:

Foreclosure Timelines in Nevada

Josh Talayka | July 30, 2010

A foreclosure is a legal process whereby a lender takes back real property after a borrower has failed to make loan payments. Nevada allows for two different types of foreclosures, judicial foreclosure and non-judicial foreclosure. Each type of foreclosure has different timelines.

However, because non-judicial foreclosures are the most common form of foreclosure in Nevada, the timelines outlined in the link below will refer to those in a non-judicial foreclosure.

Treasury sets guidelines on “Short Sales”

Josh Talayka | February 9, 2010

On Monday November 30, 2009, the U.S. Treasure set guidelines on a plan for mortgage companies to speed up “Short Sales” and other loan modification alternatives. These new guidelines will become effective on April 5, 2010