HUD ML 2010-04 Loss Mitigation for Imminent Default
January 25th, 2010
The Dept. Of Housing and Urban Development has released Mortgagee Letter (ML) HUD ML 2010-04 "Loss Mitigation for Imminent Default"
The Helping Families Save Their Home Act of 2009 expanded the authority to use FHA Loss Mitigation to assist defaulted FHA borrowers avoid foreclosure to include those mortgagors facing ”imminent default” as defined by the Secretary. The purpose of this Mortgagee Letter is to define imminent default and provide guidance to FHA-Approved servicers on how to assist those FHA borrowers. At this time FHA is limiting the loss mitigation options that may be used to assist borrowers facing imminent default to forbearance and FHA-HAMP. The guidance provided in this Mortgagee Letter is effective immediately.
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Safeguard Properties is the largest privately held field services company in the country. Located in Cleveland, Ohio and founded in 1990 by Robert Klein, Safeguard has grown from a regional preservation company with a few employees and a handful of contractors performing services in the Midwest, to a national company with over 700 employees. Safeguard is supported by a nationwide network of subcontractors able to perform any requested superintendence, preservation, and maintenance functions, as well as numerous ancillary services in the U.S., the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.