Navigating financial hardships can be incredibly challenging, especially when it comes to keeping up with mortgage payments. The Fannie Mae 1021 form, known as the Home Affordable Modification Program Hardship Affidavit, serves as a crucial tool for homeowners facing difficult times. By completing this form, borrowers communicate directly with their servicers about the circumstances that have made it hard for them to make their mortgage payments. Whether it’s due to reduced income, change in household financial circumstances, increased expenses, insufficient cash reserves, or excessive monthly debt payments, this form allows individuals to outline their specific situations. Furthermore, it offers a section for providing additional explanations, ensuring borrowers can thoroughly convey their hardship circumstances. The form also includes crucial declarations regarding the borrower's understanding of the process, their commitment to provide necessary documentation, and the potential consequences of submitting false information. With space for personal details, loan information, and acknowledgment of understanding and consent, the Fannie Mae 1021 form represents a comprehensive approach to seeking mortgage modification and reflects an essential step in the journey toward financial stability.
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Form Name | Fannie Mae Form 1021 |
Form Length | 4 pages |
Fillable? | No |
Fillable fields | 0 |
Avg. time to fill out | 1 min |
Other names | fannie form 1021, fannie program hardship, mae form hardship, fannie mae appraisal form 1021 |
Home Affordable Modification Program H ardship Affidavit
Borrower Name (first, middle, last): ___________________________________ Date of Birth: ________
Property Street Address: ______________________________________________________________
Property City, ST, ZIP: ______________________________________________________________
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In order to qualify for _____________________________’s (“Servicer”) offer to enter into an
agreement to modify my loan under the federal government’s Home Affordable Modification Program (the “Agreement”), I/we am/are submitting this form to the Servicer and indicating by my/our checkmarks (“”) the one or more events that contribute to my/our difficulty making payments on my/our mortgage loan.
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My income has been reduced or lost. For example: unemployment, |
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employed business earnings. I have provided details below under |
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My household financial circumstances have changed. For example: death |
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in family, serious or chronic illness, permanent or |
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increased family responsibilities (adoption or birth of a child, taking care of |
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elderly relatives or other family members). I have provided details below |
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under “Explanation.” |
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My expenses have increased. For example: monthly mortgage payment |
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has increased or will increase, high medical and |
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uninsured losses (such as those due to fires or natural disasters), |
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unexpectedly high utility bills, increased real property taxes. I have provided |
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details below under “Explanation.” |
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My cash reserves are insufficient to maintain the payment on my mortgage |
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loan and cover basic living expenses at the same time. Cash reserves |
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include assets such as cash, savings, money market funds, marketable |
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stocks or bonds (excluding retirement accounts). Cash reserves do not |
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include assets that serve as an emergency fund (generally equal to three |
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times my monthly debt payments). I have provided details below under |
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My monthly debt payments are excessive, and I am overextended with my |
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creditors. I may have used credit cards, home equity loans or other credit to |
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make my monthly mortgage payments. I have provided details below under |
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There are other reasons I/we cannot make our mortgage payments. I have |
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provided details below under “Explanation.” |
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Information for Government Monitoring Purposes
The following information is requested by the federal government in order to monitor compliance with federal statutes that prohibit discrimination in housing. You are not required to furnish this information, but are encouraged to do so. The law provides that a lender or servicer may not discriminate either on the basis of this information, or on whether you choose to furnish it. If you furnish the information, please provide both ethnicity and race. For race, you may check more than one designation. If you do not furnish ethnicity, race, or sex, the lender or servicer is required to note the information on the basis of visual observation or surname if you have made this request for a loan modification in person. If you do not wish to furnish the information, please check
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1.Under penalty of perjury, I/we certify that all of the information in this affidavit is truthful and the event(s) identified above has/have contributed to my/our need to modify the terms of my/our mortgage loan.
2.I/we understand and acknowledge the Servicer may investigate the accuracy of my/our statements, may require me/us to provide supporting documentation, and that knowingly submitting false information may violate Federal law.
3.I/we understand the Servicer will pull a current credit report on all borrowers obligated on the Note.
4.I/we understand that if I/we have intentionally defaulted on my/our existing mortgage, engaged in fraud or misrepresented any fact(s) in connection with this Hardship Affidavit, or if I/we do not provide all of the required documentation, the Servicer may cancel the Agreement and may pursue foreclosure on my/our home.
5.I/we certify that my/our property is
6.I/we certify that I/we am/are willing to commit to credit counseling if it is determined that my/our financial hardship is related to excessive debt.
7.I/we certify that I/we am/are willing to provide all requested documents and to respond to all Servicer communication in a timely manner. I/we understand that time is of the essence.
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8.I/we understand that the Servicer will use this information to evaluate my/our eligibility for a loan modification or other workout, but the Servicer is not obligated to offer me/us assistance based solely on the representations in this affidavit.
9.I/we authorize and consent to Servicer disclosing to the U.S. Department of Treasury or other government agency, Fannie Mae and/or Freddie Mac any information provided by me/us or retained by Servicer in connection with the Home Affordable Modification Program.
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