This is a follow up to case # XXXX. Due to a serious medical hardship we have fallen behind on our mortgage, exhausted most of our saving and our credit rating is severely damaged. We have been able to secure a reverse mortgage to save our home however the loan does not cover the balance due. We are able to bring approximately {$10000.00} in cash to closing so that the reverse mortgage and cash covers the principle balance, even this is difficult for us. We have asked Bank of America to write down the accrued interest and penalties so that we can save our home. They say that this will not fit within their investor guidelines and their only options are a short sale, deed in lieu or loan modification. In the XXXX XXXX cases we would lose our home and in the XXXX case there is no guarantee that we would qualify or be able to afford the payments. We have a short time to take advantage of the reverse mortgage and pursuit of a modification risks losing this opportunity. BofA says they want to help people stay in their homes but they are unwilling to help us. It seems that since we have equity in our home they would rather take it away from us through foreclosure, short sale or deed in lieu. We do n't know if there are government programs that assist older people like us who do n't have time to recover income, savings and credit ratings or go out and get a new job. The reverse mortgage is our only hope. We feel like we are being discriminated against because none of the solutions offered help older people like us who have equity in their home but fell behind due to a temporary hardship. 
