I have had a mortgage for over XXXX years, which admittedly was not fully understood by me of how it would work. It was Interest only. Now XXXX years later the monthly payment has increased nearly {$600.00} a month which is impossible for me to pay. The mortgage % rate is currently 5.5 % and I made inquiry with the lender to refinance at a lower rate so that I could make the payments. The response was that my credit rating was too low and I would not be granted a Refinance It was then suggested that a loan modification could be made. I have dutifully responded to the slow responses and requests from " modifications '' with seemingly deliberate stalling. All this is occurring while my mortgage payments that I can make are not applied and I receive threatening letters concerning additional late fees and warnings of foreclosure even as I am trying to find a way. 
The mortgage holder seems content to say my credit is too low to get a lower reasonable interest rate that I can pay in total, even as I as a taxpayer, helped provide funding for the availability of extremely low cost funds to lending institutions through the mortgage crisis. I concede that I was not fully understanding of the terms of the mortgage an the impact it would have later, but I wish to pay the loan off in good faith with some consideration for fair play an common sense. Failing to remove all penalties and lower my interest rate to market rates will force me to be foreclosed. I have paid in excess {$150000.00} in interest with no reduction of principal owed, so the only XXXX losing would be me. The original loan amount was {$260000.00} and now it is {$280000.00}. 
I am single, struggling to maintain a household despite the mounting expenses What I would like to see occur is simple and reasonable and is as follows:1 ) remove all penalties and interest on penalties that have accrued. 
2 ) Reduce my principal to the original amount of XXXX and reduced by what I have paid the last several months that have not been applied. 
3 ) Make a loan modification of using the adjusted principle and an at market favorable rate for a 30 year fixed mortgage ( it makes no sense that I should continue to be held to a higher interest rate, when a lower rate will allow me to be solvent and a good debt repayor ) 4 ) Retract any negative credit notations applied this year. 
The lender is indifferent and after researching, has had many complaints from honest people trying to make good & gt ; I would seriously have expected them XXXX quickly wish to engage me when I first notified them I ( and they ) are in peril. Please help to engage them in being reasonable. I helped bail them out via my tax dollars, now I need the assistance with a reasonable and achievable debt repayment plan. 
