I have an interest only loan with Bank of America that is going to re-ammoritize to a XXXX year loan. My house was hit by Hurricane XXXX and has lost a significant amount of value in addition to the housing market taking a fall. My loan is not HARP eligible which would have allowed me to refinance without an appraisal thus getting out of the high risk loan I am in now. When calling Bank of America they told me they do not have an in house HARP loan that would allow me to refinance or adjust my loan for a fee. My only options from what they said is to modify the loan. In order to do so I will go on a " trial '' payment for XXXX months. For those XXXX months they report my mortgage as late. I have worked my entire life to maintain impeccable credit. This will be devastating to my credit score. My only options beyond that are to try to sell it as a short sale or foreclose. I prefer to work within the system, I understand it is not their fault my home lost value. I just want to be able to refinance for a lower rate to make the payment more affordable. They are not willing to help. I am hoping for some advice. I have an NMLS number and have taken continuing ed. In one of the statements from the CFPB it encourages banks to refinance high risk loans with limited documentation. How do I get them to do that without affecting my credit negatively? Thank you for your time. 
