A mortgage modification changes the terms of your original mortgage agreement. Your lender will work with you to try and find a way to lower your monthly payment by adjusting the terms of your current mortgage. The goal is to help you get back on track.
Loss mitigation refers to the steps mortgage servicers take to work with a mortgage borrower to avoid foreclosure . Loss mitigation refers to a servicer's responsibility to reduce or “mitigate” the loss to the investor that can come from a foreclosure. Certain loss-mitigation options may help you stay in your home.
It can, yes, but it's often a small impact and shouldn't hurt your credit score too much. If you apply to a new mortgage provider, or if you change the terms of your mortgage with your current provider, they may do a hard credit check on you. This can temporarily lower your credit score.
Strictly speaking, a modification to a mortgage does not need to be recorded to be enforceable between the borrower and the lender, as they are bound by the modification as a matter of contract law.
CEMA stands for “Consolidation, Extension, & Modification Agreement” and is an agreement between two lenders regarding an existing mortgage. Think of it as taking over the seller's existing mortgage.
Strictly speaking, a modification to a mortgage does not need to be recorded to be enforceable between the borrower and the lender, as they are bound by the modification as a matter of contract law.
Modifications are not reportable.