Tag Archives: Forbearance

The U.S. Treasury released updated guidance for the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) this week requiring certain servicers to provide borrowers with a single point-of-contact through the entire default resolution process. The new directive applies only to the largest servicers, however Treasury says all servicers participating in HAMP are encouraged to adopt the new guidance. The rule also carries over to the government's short sale and unemployment programs.

Freddie Mac said Monday that its full menu of relief policies for borrowers affected by disaster is being extended to homeowners whose homes were damaged or destroyed by the recent storms in the South and are located in counties that the president has declared to be major disaster areas. The GSE says it has instructed its servicers to work with borrowers with Freddie Mac-owned mortgages affected by these storms to grant forbearance on their mortgage payments for up to one year.