Mortgage Assistance Form PDF Details

Navigating financial hardship often leads individuals to seek assistance with their mortgage payments to prevent the risk of losing their homes. A vital lifeline for many in such situations is the Mortgage Assistance form, part of the Making Home Affordable Program. This comprehensive form serves as a request for support, requiring detailed personal and financial information from the applicant. It starts by asking for loan identification and servicer details, alongside personal information from both the borrower and, if applicable, the co-borrower. Applicants specify their intent concerning the property in question—whether they wish to keep or sell it—and provide extensive details about their current financial circumstances. This includes an affidavit of hardship explaining the reasons for their financial difficulties, which could range from reduced household income to increased living expenses or unemployment. Furthermore, the document requires disclosure of the property’s status, including occupancy details, whether it's listed for sale, and outstanding debts, to evaluate the applicant's situation accurately. By completing all four pages of the form and providing necessary documentation, individuals signal their need for a modification of their mortgage loan terms, exploring options like forbearance or even exploring alternatives to foreclosure. It’s a critical step in the journey towards financial stability, offering a structured way for homeowners to request and receive the assistance they need.

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Making Home Afordable Program

Request For Mortgage Assistance (RMA)

REQOR MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE (RMA) page 1

COMPLETE ALL FOAGES OF THIS FORM

Loan I.D. Number____________________________________________

Servicer ____________________________________________________

BORROWER

Borrower’s name

Social Security Number

Home phone number with area code

Cell or work number with area code

CO-BORROWER

Co-borrower’s name

Social Security Number

Home phone number with area code

Cell or work number with area code

I want to:

Keep the Property

Sell the Property

 

 

 

 

 

The property is my:

Primary Residence

Second Home

Investment Property

 

 

 

 

The property is:

Owner Occupied

Renter Occupied for Less than 12 Months

Vacant for Less than 12 Months

 

 

 

 

Mailing address

Property address (if same as mailing address, just write same)

 

 

E-mail address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the property listed for sale?

Yes

No

 

 

Have you contacted a credit-counseling agency for help

Yes

No

Have you received an ofer on the property?

Yes

No

If yes, please complete the following:

 

 

Date of ofer _________ Amount of ofer $_____________________

Counselors Name: _________________________________________

Agents Name: ___________________________________________

Agency Name: ____________________________________________

Agents Phone Number: ____________________________________

Counselors Phone Number: __________________________________

For Sale by Owner?

Yes

No

 

 

 

Counselors E-mail: ________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

Who pays the real estate tax bill on your property?

 

Who pays the hazard insurance premium for your property?

 

 

I do

Lender does

Paid by condo or HOA

 

I do

Lender does

 

Paid by Condo or HOA

 

 

Are the taxes current?

Yes

No

 

 

 

Is the policy current?

Yes

No

 

 

Condominium or HOA Fees

Yes

No

$ __________________

Name of Insurance Co.: ______________________________________

Paid to: _________________________________________________

Insurance Co. Tel #: _________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have you iled for bankruptcy?

Yes

No

If yes:

Chapter 7

Chapter 13

Filing Date:_________________________

Has your bankruptcy been discharged?

Yes

No

Bankruptcy case number _________________________________

Additional Liens/Mortgages or Judgments on this property:

Lien Holder’s Name/Servicer

Balance

Contact Number

Loan Number

HARDSHIP AFFIDAVIT

I (We) am/are requesting review under the Making Home Afordable Program.

I am having diiculty making my monthly payment because of inancial diiculties created by (check all that apply):

My household income has been reduced. For example: reduced pay

My monthly debt payments are excessive and I am overextended with

or hours, decline in business earnings, death, disability or divorce of a

my creditors. Debt includes credit cards, home equity or other debt.

borrower or co-borrower.

 

 

 

 

My expenses have increased. For example: monthly mortgage payment

My cash reserves, including all liquid assets, are insufficient to maintain

reset, high medical or health care costs, uninsured losses, increased

my current mortgage payment and cover basic living expenses at the

utilities or property taxes.

same time.

 

 

 

I am unemployed and (a) I am receiving/will receive unemployment

Other:

benefits or (b) my unemployment benefits ended less than 6 months ago.

 

 

 

 

 

Explanation (continue on a separate sheet of paper if necessary): __________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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REQUEST FOR MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE (RMA) PAGE 2COMPLETE ALL FOUR PAGES OF THIS FORM

INCOME/EXPENSES FOR HOUSEHOLD1

 

 

 

Number of People in Household:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly Household Income

 

Monthly Household Expenses/Debt

 

Household Assets

Monthly Gross Wages

 

$

 

First Mortgage Payment

 

$

 

Checking Account(s)

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overtime

 

$

 

Second Mortgage Payment

 

$

 

Checking Account(s)

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Child Support/Alimony/

 

$

 

Insurance

 

$

 

Savings/Money Market

 

$

Separation2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Security/SSDI

 

$

 

Property Taxes

 

$

 

CDs

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other monthly income from

 

$

 

Credit Cards/Installment

 

$

 

Stocks/Bonds

 

$

pensions, annuities or

 

 

 

Loan(s) (total minimum

 

 

 

 

 

 

retirement plans

 

 

 

payment per month)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tips, commissions, bonus

 

$

 

Alimony, child support

 

$

 

Other Cash on Hand

 

$

and self-employed income

 

 

 

payments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rents Received

 

$

 

Net Rental Expenses

 

$

 

Other Real Estate

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

(estimated value)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unemployment Income

 

$

 

HOA/Condo Fees/Property

 

$

 

Other _____________

 

$

 

 

 

Maintenance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Stamps/Welfare

 

$

 

Car Payments

 

$

 

Other _____________

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (investment income,

 

$

 

Other ________________

 

$

 

Do not include the value of life insurance or

 

 

 

 

 

 

royalties, interest, dividends

 

 

 

_____________________

 

 

 

retirement plans when calculating assets (401k,

etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pension funds, annuities, IRAs, Keogh plans, etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (Gross Income)

 

$

 

Total Debt/Expenses

 

$

 

Total Assets

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME MUST BE DOCUMENTED

1Include combined income and expenses from the borrower and co-borrower (if any). If you include income and expenses from a household

member who is not a borrower, please specify using the back of this form if necessary.

2You are not required to disclose Child Support, Alimony or Separation Maintenance income, unless you choose to have it considered by your servicer.

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

 

Name/Address of Interviewer’s Employer

This request was taken by:

 

Interviewer’s Name (print or type) & ID Number

 

Face-to-face interview

 

 

 

 

 

Interviewer’s Signature

Date

 

Mail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interviewer’s Phone Number (include area code)

 

Internet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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REQUEST FOR MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE (RMA) PAGE 3

COMPLETE ALL FOUR PAGES OF THIS FORM

DODD-FRANK CERTIFICATION

The following information is requested by the federal government in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. 111-203). You are required to furnish this information. The law provides that no person shall be eligible to begin receiving assistance from the Making Home Affordable Program, authorized under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5201 et seq.), or any other mortgage assistance program authorized or funded by that Act, if such person, in connection with a mortgage or real estate transaction, has been convicted, within the last 10 years, of any one of the following: (A) felony larceny, theft, fraud, or forgery, (B) money laundering or (C) tax evasion.

I/we certify under penalty of perjury that I/we have not been convicted within the last 10 years of any one of the following in connection with a mortgage or real estate transaction:

(a)felony larceny, theft, fraud, or forgery,

(b)money laundering or

(c)tax evasion.

I/we understand that the servicer, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, or their agents may investigate the accuracy of my statements by performing routine background checks, including automated searches of federal, state and county databases, to confirm that I/we have not been convicted of such crimes. I/we also understand that knowingly submitting false information may violate Federal law.

This certification is effective on the earlier of the date listed below or the date received by your servicer.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AGREEMENT

In making this request for consideration under the Making Home Afordable Program, I certify under penalty of perjury:

1.That all of the information in this document is truthful and the event(s) identified on page 1 is/are the reason that I need to request a modification or forbearance of the terms of my mortgage loan, short sale or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure.

2.I understand that the Servicer, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, or their agents may investigate the accuracy of my statements, and may require me to provide supporting documentation. I also understand that knowingly submitting false information may violate Federal law.

3.I understand the Servicer will pull a current credit report on all borrowers obligated on the Note.

4.I understand that if I have intentionally defaulted on my existing mortgage, engaged in fraud or misrepresented any fact(s) in connection with this document, the Servicer may cancel any Agreement under Making Home Affordable and may pursue foreclosure on my home.

5.That I have not received a condemnation notice, there has been no change in the ownership of the Property since I signed the documents for the mortgage that I want to modify, and:

(a)for consideration for the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) or unemployment assistance, my property is owner-occupied and I intend to reside in this property for the next twelve months, or

(b)for consideration for the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program (HAFA), my property has been owner-occupied within the last twelve months.

6.I am willing to provide all requested documents and to respond to all Servicer questions in a timely manner.

7.I understand that the Servicer will use the information in this document to evaluate my eligibility for a loan modification

or forbearance or short sale or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, but the Servicer is not obligated to offer me assistance based solely on the statements in this document.

8.I am willing to commit to credit counseling if it is determined that my financial hardship is related to excessive debt.

9.I understand that the Servicer will collect and record personal information, including, but not limited to, my name, address, telephone number, Social Security Number, credit score, income, payment history, government monitoring information, and information about account balances and activity. I understand and consent to the disclosure of my personal information and the terms of any Making Home Affordable Agreement by Servicer to (a) the U.S. Department of the Treasury, (b) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in connection with their responsibilities under the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan; (c) any investor, insurer, guarantor or servicer that owns, insures, guarantees or services my first lien or subordinate lien (if applicable) mortgage loan(s); (d) companies that perform support services in conjunction with Making Home Affordable; and (e) any HUD-certified housing counselor.

The undersigned certifies/y under penalty of perjury that all statements in this document are true and correct.

Borrower Signature

Social Security Number

Date of Birth

Date

Co-borrower Signature

Social Security Number

Date of Birth

Date

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REQUEST FOR MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE (RMA) PAGE 4

COMPLETE ALL FOUR PAGES OF THIS FORM

HOMEOWNER’S HOTLINE

If you have questions about this document or the Making Home Afordable Program, please call your servicer.

If you have questions about the program that your servicer cannot answer or need further counseling, you can call the Homeowners HOPE

Hotline can help with questions about the program and ofers free HUD-certiied counseling services in English and Spanish.

NOTICE TO BORROWERS

Be advised that by signing this document you understand that any documents and information you submit to your servicer in connection with the Making Home Affordable Program are under penalty of perjury. Any misstatement of material fact made in the completion of these documents including but not limited to misstatement regarding your occupancy in your home, hardship circumstances, and/or income, expenses, or assets will subject you to potential criminal investigation and prosecution for the following crimes: perjury, false statements, mail fraud, and wire fraud. The information contained in these documents is subject to examination and verification. Any potential misrepresentation will be referred to the appropriate law

enforcement authority for investigation and prosecution. By signing this document you certify, represent and agree that: “Under penalty of perjury, all documents and information I have provided to Lender in connection with the Making Home Affordable Program, including the documents and information regarding my eligibility for the program, are true and correct.”

If you are aware of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement or misrepresentations affiliated with the Troubled Asset Relief Program, please contact the SIGTARP Hotline by calling 1-877-SIG-2009 (toll-free), 202-622-4559 (fax), or www.sigtarp.gov and provide them with your name, our name as your servicer, your property address, loan number and reason for escalation. Mail can be sent to Hotline Office of the Special Inspector General for Troubled Asset Relief Program, 1801 L St. NW, Washington, DC 20220.

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