Have you received a verbal forbearance of your mortgage payment? But nothing else? Mortgage servicers have certain responsibilities by law. If you have received a verbal approval of your mortgage forbearance, but haven’t received anything in writing confirming this, not to mention advising what terms are, payment restart date etc.…
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Running Behind in Your Mortgage Payments? Here’s a Timeline of What to Expect.
What to expect if you cannot pay your mortgage – This timeline comes directly from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, in other words, HUD: First month missed payment: The lender will contact the buyer by a letter or phone. Second month missed payment: The lender will begin calling…
AFTER Covid Mortgage Forbearance – Strategies You can Use to Keep a Home
Once you get out of the habit of making a mortgage payment, it’s hard to get back to making that large payment every month. This is particularly true, with student loans also restarting payments now. What do we do that can help solve this problem for you? We litigate mortgage…
Expansion of Covid-19 Recovery Loss Mitigation Options/Loan Mods — Qualify for a 25% reduction in P&I
The regular FHA HAMP loss mitigation programs will remain in suspension until October 30, 2024 – next year! All foreclosure sales are to be suspended until the same date. Same with Deed in Lieu negotiations. So what does that mean? All borrowers who are already in default or at risk…
Non-Owner Occupied Homes – New Rules re: Modification and Other Remedies to Keep the Home
Back in the 2008 foreclosure crisis, one of the biggest problems was the lack of assistance for those who were not on the deed (such as following a death or divorce). Now there are new rules in place for successors in interest for instances where the homeowner may have died…
Foreclosure Help
DO YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH DELIQUENT OR SOON TO BE DELINQUENT MORTGAGE PAYMENTS? IS YOUR HOME AT RISK DUE TO A PENDING FORECLOSURE? HAVE YOU BEEN TURNED DOWN FOR A LOAN MODIFICATION IN THE PAST? Well, we have some good news! The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)…
Foreclosures are Rising
“When do you need a foreclosure attorney?” was one of our highest performing videos last month. That has motivated me to prepare a series of blogs, guides and new videos to help consumers learn about their options and what they should be aware of when they are behind in their…
Florida Foreclosure Help
The FHA Covid-19 Forbearances allow for reduced or suspended payments without specific terms of repayment, for six months at a time, up to 18 months. Deadline for applications was May 11, 2023. The end of the health emergency is now over. If you’ve lost your income, job change or divorce…
Fighting Foreclosure of a HELOC?
Lenders will often try to get a note and mortgage into evidence with a simple endorsement in blank of the promissory note. This can be defeated. The mortgage is the issue. A mortgage follows a “note” but a mortgage does not follow a non-negotiable instrument. Since Florida Statutes Ch. 673…
Avoid Foreclosure – Be Aware of New Amended Procedure That Will Act as a Gag Order
I know I posted about this before, but it bears repeating as I fear many homeowners will lose their home to foreclosure if they don’t know about this very important rule change last summer. Important new change for opposing MFSJ for those living in Florida. Don’t expect to just show…