Fannie Mae Form 1021 PDF Details

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.

QuestionAnswer
Form NameFannie Mae Form 1021
Form Length4 pages
Fillable?No
Fillable fields0
Avg. time to fill out1 min
Other namesfannie form 1021, fannie program hardship, mae form hardship, fannie mae appraisal form 1021

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Home Affordable Modification Program H ardship Affidavit

Borrower Name (first, middle, last): ___________________________________ Date of Birth: ________

Co-Borrower Name (first, middle, last): ________________________________ Date of Birth: ________

Property Street Address: ______________________________________________________________

Property City, ST, ZIP: ______________________________________________________________

Servicer:

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Loan Number:

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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.

Borrower

Co-Borrower

Yes

No

Yes

No

 

 

 

My income has been reduced or lost. For example: unemployment,

 

 

 

underemployment, reduced job hours, reduced pay, or a decline in self-

 

 

 

employed business earnings. I have provided details below under

 

 

 

“Explanation.”

Yes

No

Yes

No

 

 

 

My household financial circumstances have changed. For example: death

 

 

 

in family, serious or chronic illness, permanent or short-term disability,

 

 

 

increased family responsibilities (adoption or birth of a child, taking care of

 

 

 

elderly relatives or other family members). I have provided details below

 

 

 

under “Explanation.”

Yes

No

Yes

No

 

 

 

My expenses have increased. For example: monthly mortgage payment

 

 

 

has increased or will increase, high medical and health-care costs,

 

 

 

uninsured losses (such as those due to fires or natural disasters),

 

 

 

unexpectedly high utility bills, increased real property taxes. I have provided

 

 

 

details below under “Explanation.”

Yes

No

Yes

No

 

 

 

My cash reserves are insufficient to maintain the payment on my mortgage

 

 

 

loan and cover basic living expenses at the same time. Cash reserves

 

 

 

include assets such as cash, savings, money market funds, marketable

 

 

 

stocks or bonds (excluding retirement accounts). Cash reserves do not

 

 

 

include assets that serve as an emergency fund (generally equal to three

 

 

 

times my monthly debt payments). I have provided details below under

 

 

 

“Explanation.”

Yes

No

Yes

No

 

 

 

My monthly debt payments are excessive, and I am overextended with my

 

 

 

creditors. I may have used credit cards, home equity loans or other credit to

 

 

 

make my monthly mortgage payments. I have provided details below under

 

 

 

“Explanation.”

Yes

No

Yes

No

 

 

 

There are other reasons I/we cannot make our mortgage payments. I have

 

 

 

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

the box below.

BORROWER

I do not wish to furnish this information

CO-BORROWER

I do not wish to furnish this information

 

 

 

 

 

Ethnicity:

Hispanic or Latino

 

Ethnicity:

Hispanic or Latino

 

Not Hispanic or Latino

 

Not Hispanic or Latino

 

 

 

 

 

Race:

American Indian or Alaska Native

Race:

American Indian or Alaska Native

 

Asian

 

 

Asian

 

Black or African American

 

Black or African American

 

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

 

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

 

White

 

 

White

 

 

 

 

 

Sex:

Female

 

Sex:

Female

 

Male

 

 

Male

 

 

 

 

To be Completed by Interviewer

Interviewer’s Name (print or type)

Name/Address of Interviewer’s Employer

 

 

 

 

Face-to-face interview

Interviewer’s Signature

Date

 

Mail

 

 

 

 

Telephone

 

Interviewer’s Phone Number (include area code)

 

Internet

 

 

 

 

Borrower/Co-Borrower Acknowledgement

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 owner-occupied and I/we have not received a condemnation notice.

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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_________________________ ____________

Borrower Signature

Date

Co-Borrower Signature

Date

E-mail Address: _______________________

E-mail Address: ________________________

Cell Phone # _________________________

Cell Phone # __________________________

Home Phone #

_________________________

Home Phone #__________________________

Work Phone #

_________________________

Work Phone # __________________________

Social Security # ____ ___ ____

 

Social Security # ____ ___ ____

 

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