How soon can I refinance after getting a loan modification?

Depends how the credit bureau reflects your loan modification. I've seen it not show up at all & I've seen it show up as a deferrment. If it shows up as the latter, it will be considered the same as a foreclosure & you'll have to wait at least 3 years. If it's not reflected at all, you should have no issues refinancing any time. See if you can get a free copy of your credit report online so you know what you're up against.

You should contact a local mortgage professional in your area. There should be several on this site. Three years is the short answer - but as mentioned in the answer below it depends on how it shows up on your credit report. I am not sure if this notations shows up on the Free Credit Reports you can order through the credit bureaus. Be aware, if it doesn't show up on one bureaus report it might on another. If it is reported by any of the bureaus you might have challenges - that's why it is best to talk with someone. Good luck and happy New Year.

Hi, Just to further both responses you have received so far. It will matter how/if your current serciver has been reporting. It may be worth while to pull your own credit report, and you can indeed pull all 3 credit bureau's yourself. Although I will caution, you may not necessarily see the same notations on your "consumer-pulled" report compared to the one a lender would pull. Also, the type of loan you have now as well as the type of new loan you may be eligible for may be somethign for consideration. If you'd like some assistance, feel free to contact me. I'd be happy to try and help as well as answer any other questions you may have.Jarred.

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As you see above, it depends on the details. Pick someone highly knowledgable and who you trust to look at the options with you and follow through with them.

first< what is your interest rate that your currently at? how long ago was your loan mod?? what servicer/ bank?? i might have alternative solution for you .. linda yourloanpartnerforlife@live.com

In the ever tightening mortgage rules world, many lenders are now simply refusing to refinance any modified mortgage loan... Talk with a local non-bank licensed Loan Officer. Give them an application, and let them professionally analyze your situation and options, if any.

There are are a lot of mortgage programs out there that you may qualify for. If you have a loan owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac you may qualify for a refinance under the HARP program as I helped a Fannie Mae owned home with a loan modification of 3 years old.

If you went into the loan modification but never went late, which believe it or not I have seen cases where this has happened where a client has done a loan mod without having to go late and just went into it do to a straight hardship and that's it in that rare case you can refinance right away. If you have gone late and are in a loan modification you need to pay the loan modification on time generally speaking for at least 24 months as long as foreclosure proceedings were never initiated at any point because if they were than it's a completely different ball game and these are those waiting periods. For FHA and USDA its 3 years from the foreclosure discharge date. VA loans are 2 years. Fannie Mae is which is also known as a conventional known type of financing and Freddie Mac is which is also a conventional type of financing are both 7 years on a refinance.If what everyone else is saying and it shows up as a foreclosure on your credit report which personally I never had that happen to me, I also don't then you can try to have the mortgage company you're working with get it fixed through directly from the reporting bank they will know what to do but sometimes it can't be fixed and its and field that cannot be changed which I have ran into in the past. At that point I am sorry to say you just have to wait, thats if its reporting as a foreclosure.

That will depend on the lender. with some lenders you will need to wait awhile.

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