FHA extends covid 19 era loss mitigation offerings and expands foreclosure protections to all at-risk borrowers.

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced in Mortgagee Letter 2023-02 that it is expanding loss mitigation options created during the COVID-19 pandemic to help all homeowners with FHA loans avoid foreclosure.

Per Julia Gordon: “FHA’s COVID-19 forbearances and streamlined COVID-19 loss mitigation options have successfully helped millions of struggling borrowers in the last two fiscal years alone. Our action today lets us capitalize on what we have learned through the pandemic to continue helping borrowers avoid foreclosure, regardless of the nature of their hardship.”

The changes are effective through October 30, 2024:

FHA-HAMP Options are temporarily suspended and mortgagees must instead evaluate all Borrowers for the COVID-19 Recovery Home Retention Options.
FHA Standard PFS is temporarily suspended and Mortgagees must evaluate all eligible Borrowers for the COVID-19 PFS instead.
Standard DIL is temporarily suspended and Mortgagees must evaluate all eligible Borrowers for the COVID-19 DIL.
The HUD partial claim limit has been raised from 25% to 30% of the unpaid principal balance as of the date of default.
COVID-19 Recovery loss mitigation options are extended to all eligible borrowers, including non-occupant borrowers, regardless of the nature of their hardship.
The definition of imminent default is updated to include borrowers who qualified for U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Homeowner Assistance Funds (HAF).
Incentive payments will be provided to servicers for the successful completion of COVID-19 Recovery options.

FHA Covid 19 loss mitigation options are very similar to standard FHA loss mitigation options, but with looser regulations. There's never been an easier time to resolve your FHA loan default, or to do a short sale with FHA!

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Last Updated on February 1, 2023 by Minna Reid

November 20, 2024

FHA expands foreclosure prevention loss mitigation programs

FHA extends covid 19 era loss mitigation offerings and expands foreclosure protections to all at-risk borrowers.

We specialize in FHA short sales!

N.K.

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