On January 4th, FEMA issued a Presidential Disaster Declaration for areas affected by recent Severe Winter Storms in the States of Minnesota and North Dakota.

No counties were declared eligible for Individual Assistance:  

The following counties were declared eligible for Public Assistance.

Minnesota - Big Stone, Clay, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Norman, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin, and Yellow Medicine.

North Dakota - Cass, Ransom, Richland, and Sargent

For a complete list of your properties located in the declared disaster areas, please click on

 Safeguard PropertiesFEMA Declared Disaster List.

* Please note, you will need to be logged on to our web site for access via the above link.

For a listing of the zip codes located in the affected area, please click on the following Excel file.

Minnesota -  Zip Code List for FEMA Declared Disaster MN 010406.xls

North Dakota -  Zip Code List for FEMA Declared Disaster ND 010406.xls

For a direct link to the FEMA web site, please click on www.fema.gov.

To view additional All Client Alerts, please click on Safeguard Properties All Client Alerts.

To review HUD's Declared Disaster Area Moratorium on Foreclosure, please click on HUD Moratorium on Foreclosure.

For information about VA's recommendations for forbearance, please see  IB 26-04-16.pdf.

For information about Freddie Mac's instructions, please see  FHLMC DISASTER.pdf.

To review Fannie Mae's Q&A regarding natural disaster relief, please click on Fannie Mae's Natural Disaster Relief Policies.

If you do not currently have access to our web site, you can request a sign-on login to our demo website by clicking on http://www.safeguard-properties.com/demo.