If you're struggling to pay your mortgage or facing foreclosure, should you get a lawyer? A foreclosure attorney can help in many ways—from fighting the foreclosure in court to pushing a bank to consider your loan modification application to assisting you with a short sale. But depending on what your goal is, you might be better off on your own, without having to pay a bundle in legal fees.
Below you'll find articles on when you do and don't need a lawyer, how to find and hire a foreclosure attorney, and other ways you can get help if you're struggling to pay your mortgage, such as contacting a HUD-approved housing counselor.
Tips on when you should and shouldn't hire an attorney to help you with a mortgage modification application.
If you are facing foreclosure, sometimes hiring a lawyer is a good idea and sometimes it's a waste of money.
How much a foreclosure lawyer will charge for legal fees will depend on the fee structure used.
Learn when hiring a foreclosure attorney might be a good idea, what you should expect from any competent foreclosure attorney, and when to consider firing your attorney.
Guidance for handling part of your foreclosure case yourself, or finding free or low-cost legal help.
HUD-approved housing counselors will work with you, free of charge, to help you avoid foreclosure.
Wells Fargo must pay $2 billion to compensate consumers for illegal activities, including $195 million for unjust foreclosures.
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