If you currently have a home loan which you can no longer pay, there is good news waiting for you. The current administration have recently launched the HAMP or the Home Affordable Modification Program. This is a bailout or modification plan which will help borrowers save their home from getting foreclosed. In order to get accepted for this program, you need to be eligible.Eligibility for such program requires the loan to have been financed on or before January 1, 2009. Aside from this, the mortgaged home should be the principle address of the homeowner. This means that real estate inventors who only rent the property are not qualified. Your debt to income ratio or DTI also plays a significant part in determining your eligibility. The factor to be qualified is 38%. This can be computed by taking all of your monthly loan debts which include the monthly property tax, mortgage payment, homeowner's fees, and property tax and insurance fees. That number should then be divided with your monthly household gross income. Once your DTI equals 38% or even below that ratio, then you can qualify for the HAMP. To add, if your DTI is 31%, you can have an extension of up to 40 years in your loan term as well as a lowered interest rate. In some very unusual situations however, the principal balance can also be reduced. Additionally, the first mortgage is only qualified for such program. If there are any other liens, they will not be eligible. You also must have some proof that you are currently undergoing some financial crisis. This can be supplied by your financial documents such as your statement balance, pay slip, or transaction statement. Another requirement is to submit a hardship letter which determines your current monetary status and the reasons behind it. Lastly, the maximum principle balance should only be $729,750 so that the first lien will be eligible. Once the above stated criteria fit your current status, you should apply for the HAMP so that your home can be saved. Even if the criteria for the Home Affordable Modification Program are easy to understand and meet, there are still a lot of banks which refuse the approval of the loan modification. Other banks sign up for another program known as the Obama bailout program while others will stall, lose your documents and even provide terrible customer service so that you will give up. When this happens, you need to be frank and maintain a log of every communication which takes place. This log can be directed to the concern of the manager and even send complaints that have been signed to the higher authorities.