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Chase, WaMu, EMC
 
Mortgage modification programs
Chase, WaMu, EMC
Corporate owner:
J.P. Morgan Chase
Contact:
Call the telephone number on your mortgage statement.
Call (800) 848-9136.
Call (866) 550-5705.
Visit a Chase regional counseling center.
Web site: www.chase.com.
Noted qualifications:
Hardship letter may be required.
Owner-occupied residence.
Mortgage owned by Chase, WaMu or EMC or with investor approval.
Target debt-to-income, or DTI, ratio: 31 percent to 40 percent, capped at 50 percent for borrowers who've demonstrated they can pay more.
Options:
Repayment plan.
Mortgage modification in hardship situations.
Principal forbearance.
Extension of loan term.
Deferral of principal.
Interest rate reduction.
Foreclosure moratorium.
Interest-only payments for 10 years.
Hope for Homeowners program.
Refinancing with lender-paid closing costs.
Pre-foreclosure short sale.
Deed in lieu of foreclosure.
What these terms mean.
Letters:
Chase will send letters to borrowers who have subprime adjustable-rate mortgages or payment-option ARMs. Borrowers are more likely to receive a letter if they've racked up the maximum amount of negative amortization and their interest rate is scheduled to reset.
Learn more about obtaining mortgage modification help.
 
-- Posted: Dec. 11, 2008

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