Mortgage payment too high to pay can be a common frustation to many homeowners who have gotten into adjustable rate mortgages a few years ago, and the fixed period is now over. Since the index that your mortgage is tied to has been adjusting in an upward trend, your monthly payment could have gone up by $200 to $600 a month. Its imperative to start looking into yout options of refinancing in a lower but stable program, before the high payments can make it difficult to pay on time, and therefore cause your credit scores to plummet and put you in a position where you can qualify for a refinance.
Often times when a mortgage payment is to high to pay borrowers often start to become 30 days late. A 30 day late payment will make refinancing with a low rate conforming mortgage impossible and you will more then likely have to settle for a Alt-A or Sub prime refinance.