WASHINGTON: The number of US homeowners coming out of mortgage patience plans that allow them to stop payments during a pandemic expected to rise soon because those who registered from the beginning in the pandemic reached an 18-month limit.
Here are a few steps homeowners can take when they approach the end of their patience program: Contact your mortgage waiter.
The first step for many people will contact their mortgage server, which process their payments and distribute money to investors, tax authorities and insurance companies.
The servicers have simplified the process and increase in the level of staffing for the surge in the investigation of the borrower to reach the end of patience, according to the association of a mortgage banker.
Find out who guarantees that your mortgche payment package available for borrowers with loans guaranteed by Fannie Mae may be somewhat different from a loan supported by Freddie Mac or held by private investors.
The borrower can find out who has their mortgage by contacting their services or see it online through a tool on the website for Fannie Mae https://www.knowouroptions.com/loanlookup or Freddie Mac https://loanlookup.freddiemac.com/index.
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Choose Planswhile Options payments can vary, borrowers that come out of patient must be able to choose between continuing the previous payment; Receive loan modifications that reduce their monthly payments; Or pay what they owe by selling their homes or refinancing, the option is now more feasible because the housing market is strong.
These changes must not require a little or no documentation of homeowners, and many borrowers must be able to request mortgage payments to be suspended until the end of their loans, the housing counselor said.
Discover Counsellorhomemelik owner struggling to find an affordable or confused payment plan on where their mortgage holder can ask for help from housing counselors who can help them navigate the process.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development https://www.hud.gov/i_want_to/talk_to_a_housing_counpasor sponsor housing counseling agents throughout the country that can help people avoid confiscation or homeless.
Counselors can help borrowers communicate with lenders or their mortgage servants if they have difficulty turning to other payment plans.
Homeowners can also turn to agents that support their mortgages, such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, for more information about available assistance.