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Wells Fargo modifies 697000 mortgages Bizjournals.com

Said it has 696,085 active or completed mortgage modifications in its loan-servicing portfolio since 2009.

Some 591,941, or 85 percent, of the loans were modified through the company’s programs. The remaining 104,864 loans have been modified through the federal government’s Home Affordable Modification Program.

“Wells Fargo is committed to working with borrowers to help identify all available options that may help borrowers retain their home or avoid foreclosure,” said Michael DeVito of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Default Servicing.

Wells Fargo is based in San Francisco. It is second in deposit market share in the Triad.

About 93 percent of Wells Fargo’s home-loan customers remained current on their home payments as of the second quarter of 2011. Wells (NYSE: WFC) said fewer than 2 percent of the owner-occupied loans in the company’s servicing portfolio have proceeded to a foreclosure sale in the last year.

Wells said it has helped more than 4.3 million homeowners with new low-rate loans from January 2009 through June 2011, either to purchase a home or refinance their existing mortgage.

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is it easy to refinance my mortgage with Bank of America?

I currently have a 30 year fixed mortgage that I obtained one year ago at 6.00%. I was looking today's rate and a 15 year fixed mortgage is 4.875%. Do you know how easy or hard is to refinance through Bank of America? Average closing costs to refinance? Thank you


My personal experience with BOA was that they are difficult to deal with, tack on a lot of questionable fees that if not disputed, can cost you hundreds more and in general were arrogant. maybe in today's economic climate they may be more accommodating.

When I refinanced 3 years ago, I went to BOA (holder of my mortgage), Wachovia, Wells Fargo and WaMu. The best deal I got was 1% less than BOA nad 3/4% less than the others. Wells Fargo came in lowest at 5.25% APR, quickly and with few junk fees.

Check them out and compare. If you have good credit, good equity and in a viable economic commuinity you are in the driver's seat. Good Luck


I have a mortgage is BofA. The cost were high initially but they will deal. Get quotes from a few banks. As them if they will compete for business. Let each bank know that if they will beat the other deal they will get your business. Make them work for your business, they will. When I did that BofA stepped up and gave me the best deal.

Bank of America won't refinance our house although we have a first and second mortgage with them now.?

Our property is a unique home, made of steel with a metal roof, finished out normally inside with 2x4 walls, etc on 10 acres, but because there are no homes similar in the area that have sold in the last 6 months, they won't refinance. It appraised for $200,000. We're only asking for $116,000? What has changed ? They have our 1st and 2nd now. They say it has nothing to do with our credit rating, it's fine.


Welcome to recession! Sorry to say, but real estate has practically kicked the bucket, and barely anyone can re-finance anymore.

Welcome to the new America!


There is a morgage crisis going on right now with many rules and laws changes. That might be one factor.


like all mortgage lenders, they're scared of taking on more loans. and anything "unusual" (your construction qualifies) probably can't be sold in the aftermarket at all because so many buyers have taken huge losses.

so, refis and especially cash out refis just aren't being done.

try again in about two years.


I am just guessing but my bet is:

Bank of America is not the long term investor. They may collect payments and service your loans but they are looking at the new loan as a new investor (because they will likely sell the loan to someone). They are afraid they will have trouble packaging your loan and selling it. If it was more like dozens of other homes in your area they would not have a problem.


Lenders have become far more strict about their appraisals. Even though you have the current mortgages with BOA, they don't know what the actual value of the property is without current comps in the area. Comps are the primary factor in determining what a house is worth and if there aren't any in your area you are probably going to have trouble refinancing with any lender. Whereas a year or 2 when and where comps sold was more lenient now most lenders specify that these comparable sales took place with a certain time period, usually 6 months and within a certain # of miles from the home. If you've already had an appraisal done recently for this potential refi take it to some other lenders and brokers to see if they have programs that would accomodate you and your unique home.


You're not saying WHY they won't. Is it because of low appraisal, credit/income issues, or what?


That was their appraiser that valued it at 200k within the last month? I am guessing not, but they will tell you why you are refused, you should ask them.


I used to do home equity loans for a large bank.. Was that appraised value of $200,000 done by an appraiser contracted by the bank, or another entity like your insurance company or something? This is important to know. If it was done by them, it should be fine as long as you are financing the the 2nd lien and preferably the 1st. You typically do not want to borrow a total 80% (combined between 1st and 2nd lien) of the bank's appraised value or less for you best rate. Now if the appraisal was done by another entity, that probably will not do you any good. The idea that no homes similar to yours that have sold in your area is a big deal, this for appraisal purposes will drive you value down and unfortunately there really is nothing you can do about it.

You said that you home is made of steel with a metal roof; is you home a manufactured home? or something like that? If it is, this changes everything and the lending requirements are crazy strict because the bank says these homes are more risking to lend on. In most cases, banks will not do a 2nd lien/loan/line of credit on these homes. If this is the case and the bank has already done this 2nd lien for you, it is possible that the 1st and 2nd time the financed you (you may have done both liens at once) they had no idea that it was a manufactured home with land. This happens more than you would ever think, and the bank probably won't tell you they messed up, they just won't relend to you.

Also, the fact that you have more than 5 acres sometimes hurts your property value as far as the bank is concerned, it just gets more complicated. If you defaulted, it would be hard to resell (thats what they say.) Usually because you have a larger acreage, as soon as you inform them of the 5 plus acres, they usually require a URAR or a standard walkthru performed by a licensed appraiser. At that point, it they figured out that it is a manufactured home, thats probably when the bank decided not to refinance.

I would call the person you last dealt with and ask them if you could speak with the manager in the department that made the final decision to decline the refinance, and they will give you a detailed reason for the decline. If you applied in person at a bank branch, the person to talk to is not the branch manager, they usually have no power or involvement in the decision. You will usually speak to someone on the phone in the home equity department. They are usually called loan underwriters or loan closers.

I hope that this information is helpful and you can make that phone call and be prepared.


Find out why they won't give you the loan.
Try at other banks.
Go to BofA and theaten to take you business to the other bank.


All banks have tightened up their lending requirements as they had let them get too loose. I would request a meeting with them to find out why they won't lend to you. They have to tell you. You will find what you need to know, to go elsewhere, or may be able to get them to reconsider.

It has to be about your credit rating, the local housing market, the appraised value of your home.


Sorry, that is the breaks for buying a unique property.

Experienced Realtors steer clients away from those like the plague.

How do I refinance my student loans from Bank of America to Sallie Mae ?

What's the right process ? Who do I call first ?

Thanks
I have not consolidated them yet, I am currently in the grace period.


call the bank that you want to refinance with (sounds like Sallie Mae in your case). They will take care of calling BofA and getting pay off amounts and such. Its pretty easy. I never did it with those companies, but my refinance/consolidation was pretty easy. Also, are you sure you want to go with Sallie Mae? Didn't think just have a bunch of issues? I could be wrong. Anyway, good luck!

I need to refinance my 2005 Honda pilot Is Bank of America a good bank to try or Chase?

I need to cut my truck payment right now I pay $570. monthly, I still owe 3 and a half years. I have no problem with extending the loan for another year. My current interest rate is a 8%, I have good credit.
I bought the truck used with 8k miles on it that was 2 and a half years ago now the truck has 30k miles on it.


First of all, you should worry more about the rate offered than the bank itself. Usually credit unions have better auto rates than the big banks. Also, the first thing you need to do is go online and find out what the value of your truck is right now. A good site to go to is kbb.com. If the value of your truck is less than what you owe, then you will probably not be able to refinance it anywhere. A lot of people don't understand that the value of vehicles depreciate extremely fast and that is what makes it hard to refinance a vehicle note.

Is it possible to refinance a car loan with one's current auto loan bank or institution?

I currently have an auto loan with Bank of America. I am paying 9.7% APR. I'm considering refinancing just to get my interest rate lower.

In fall 05, I started it w/ a loan balance of ~$27K. In 1.5yrs, I've paid down the loan to a little under $15K. Currently the car has a trade-in value of ~$19,500 and a retail resale value of ~$23K(I looked this up on Kelly Blue Book's website). So I know that I'm not upside-down on my loan.

Do I have a good chance of refinancing? My credit is solid, but the only thing that I'm afraid might hinder me is the credit card balances that I currently have(although I've been paying them on time).

More importantly--Is there a chance Bank of America might be able to refinance my car loan for a lower rate? If they do this, is it possible for the loan acct.# to stay the same?(since it's within the same bank) Do banks sometimes refinance car loans that they already manage? And if I tried to refi with Bank of America, would it create a hard inquiry?
I asked about it at my credit union and I'd say it's a no-no. The credit union said they only determine int. rates based on what tier my credit score falls in, so my good loan-to-value ratio, length of loan, etc won't help me. They also said that I'd only qualify for a "used car" loan, and the rates are higher for those. But I will definitely try Bank of America...except I called 2X today and got disconnected each time after waiting a while. >:( Anyone have any specific car loan experience dealing with Bank of America?


Yes it is possible. Since you have paid the loan down so much your loan to value has changed greatly. This is one of the main things that lenders base rate on.

You should have no problem refinancing with your own bank, if you do? Try a credit union, they will always beat a bank on rate anyway.

And yes it will be a hard inquire.


You really should have no problem refinancing as long as you do not owe more than the vehicle is worth and you have ok credit.

why is my refinance from bank of america taking so long???

it has been in underwriting for 2 weeks now


Bank of America stopped wholesale lending this month so it might just be an internal lagg trying to close the rush before they went to retail mortgages only.


Have you called your Loan Officer and asked him/her? What is their reply?

You stated that it's been in underwriting for two weeks...when did you start the process? Two weeks is long for underwriting, but not long for a closed transaction (funded refinance/purchase).

If you don't like the answer or don't believe the answer your Loan Officer is giving you, then asked to speak with his/her manager. Work your way up the ladder.

Let me know if you need any further assistance.

All the best!

Ryan


Often the whole thing is held up awaiting one document or missing piece of information.


i used to work at BofA and they always required 30days MINIMUM to do a loan. IT WAS HORRENDOUS as all my customers were shopping me...then find other brokers who get them better rates, better costs...and funded the loan before BofA sent out an appraiser to the property.

shop around!

Refinancing mortgage with Bank of America ripoff?

A little background: my fiance and I bought our first home in February 2008. We qualified for a first time homebuyer loan. The interest rate is 6.3%. We do not pay PMI. We have about 11% equity. We have paid on time every month, and even paid a little extra towards principal.

A couple of weeks ago, I checked BOA's mortgage rates and a 30 year fixed were at 5%. Refinancing into one fixed mortgage at that amount would save us a significant amount of money each month.

So I call to ask if we can refinance. They said we wouldn't have to pay PMI, but the rate they offered me was 6.6%! I asked why I wouldn't get 5%. They said it was because we didn't have a whole lot of equity yet. But I feel that's unfair because if I were a new customer just buying now, I would be getting 5%. Is this typical?

I'm pretty unhappy about this. I am contemplating applying for a mortgage at another (local) bank so we can refinance to a lower rate, but that means I'd have to go through that whole horrible loan process again! It would have been much easier with Bank of America since we already hold the mortgage with them.

Should I be more persistent with them? Or just accept my fate and let the "historically low" interest rates pass us by?
Hi, yes you're right, we have a split loan, I forgot to spell that out. The interest on the larger chunk is low-ish but the smaller one is higher. Combined, the weighted average is 6.3%. I did suspect that they might tell us we would have to pay PMI if we got a regular 30 year fixed, but they said no, they just offered a ridiculous interest rate higher than our current. They did say, well yes, new customers will get a better rate. But how then are people refinancing at low rates? I guess they are going to another bank?


That is very typical of how banks work, they of course will offer new customers lower rates to attract them. But banks take a loss refinancing existing loans. Shop around and go with another bank.


Hello,

I'm trying to understand one particular comment...

"Refinancing into one fixed mortgage at that amount would save us a significant amount of money each month. "

Are you implying that you have 2 mortgages? Maybe you did an 80/10 type of loan where 80% is your first, 10% is on a higher rate second? and the balance of 10% was your down payment?? Many loans are structured this way to avoid PMI. It works, but you're stuck with a higher interest rate on the 2nd (usually in the 8-9% range).

it is likely that at 6.6%, they are figuring PMI into the interest rate if they end up refinancing at less than 80% loan to value.


You should take your loan to another lender and look at getting an FHA loan @ 5% because the mi is cheaper than a conventional loan.

It sounds like B of A offered you a lender paid pmi loan which is why the rate was higher.

Can i refinance my mortgage if i got 20k in credit card debt?

My 5/1 arm will readjust in 8 month. I have a credit score of 730.
Due to credit crunch, will the bank still refinance my mortgage with the 20k credit card debt with Chase/Jp morgan and Bank of America.


The only way it matters is in calculating your debt to income ratio.
If you can afford the new mortgage payment plus your existing(credit card) payments and you have enough equity(FHA allows you to refinance up to 97% of the appraised value) you should be just fine.

What are my chances to refinance if my house value has droped?

I bought the house last year for $377K, Now it is worth $300 - 320K. This is the estimate that I got from a loan officer.

I owe the bank about $280K. Is it possible to refinance it? I have excellent credit score and solid income. My current lender is Bank of America


What kind of loan do you have now, FHA/VA or Conforming?
You have a couple of options.
If it appraises for the full 320K you could refi a conforming 30 year fixed around 4.375-4.5%.
If the appraisal comes in at 300K you can go with an FHA loan.

My husband and I want to refinance a car we bought a year and 3 months ago. We got a 6 yr loan at Bank of?

America. Our payments are $775 a month and we just started going back to school so we'd like to owe less money each month if that is possible. Does anyone have any idea if we can refinance it and how much we might reduce our payments to? Also, we owe more on it than it is worth. Our credit is good.
Can we refinance it with Bank of America where we took out the loan?

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