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If you are thinking of a foreclosure loan or reaching out to a Chicago bankruptcy attorney, remember that the sooner you go for help, the better chances you have of keeping your credit. Think of dealing with your financial problems like treating cancer- the sooner you catch and address the problem, the greater your chances of surviving.

I know it sounds like a pretty heavy analogy, because a foreclosure is not a life and death situation. But it can make the difference between life and death for your credit report. Ignoring your lender’s phone calls and pretending your financial situations don’t exist is the worst possible move you can take. The sooner you suck it up and look at your problems, the better off you will be.

If it’s new in the game, then it’s not too late to salvage your credit. If it’s late in the game, the sooner you act, the better off you will be.

If you have recently experienced a job loss or unexpected medical bills and you know that you are to lack a mortgage payment, contact your lender immediately. If you contact the lender before you miss the payment and ask for advice about what to do next, they might be willing to give you extended time to meet your payment or work out some other option. Bottom line, you never know until you inquire.

Don’t disregard your lender. Rather, keep the lender updated with what is happening in your life. When you don’t talk to your lender and you omit a payment, anxiety will start to grow on both ends and the lender-mortgagor relationship will be tense.

Remember, the longer you stall, the more difficult the process is of taking you out of debt. If you are headed towards foreclosure, there are fees and costs that are required and that will only contribute to your debt.

These days, lenders and banks are looking to help solve foreclosure troubles in any way they can. Mortgage servicers have all tried to boost loan “workouts” or “cures” in order to trim the number of homes in foreclosure. After all, a foreclosure doesn’t just cost you money. It costs the banks and lender a substantial amount of money and it is in their best interest to help you out of your financial problems and get you back on the proper track to successful mortgage payments.