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Foreclosure and Loan Modification Blog

Ditech Gave This Final Loan Modification Only After a CFPB Complaint Was Filed

Getting your bank's approval for a trial loan modification is often difficult, but once you get it and make the payments, your permanent loan mod is basically a slam dunk, right?

Wrong.

In some cases it doesn't happen so easily.

A recent client of our firm, who I'll call Mr. Smith to protect his privacy, is a good example of that. Mr. Smith made his trial modification payments on time and in full, and wasn't offered a final loan modification like he was promised. Let's look at his story and what lessons can be learned from it.

Ocwen Being Sued By CFPB For Mortgage Servicing Failures... Again

You had one job, Ocwen, and you couldn't even do that!

Mortgage servicer Ocwen is being sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for “failing borrowers at every stage of the mortgage servicing process.”

The lawsuit alleges that Ocwen's “widespread errors, shortcuts, and runarounds cost some borrowers money and others their home.”

According to the CFPB, for years Ocwen has consistently demonstrated an inability to perform the most fundamental duties required of a mortgage servicer, such as sending accurate monthly statements to borrowers, crediting their account for payment, and correctly handling tax and insurance payments. 

CFPB On Loan Modifications, Loss Mitigation In Post-HAMP USA

The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) is ending December 31, 2016.

It, along with the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) and other programs, began in 2009 as part of the federal government's Making Home Affordable program (MHA), which was designed to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure after the housing and economic crisis that began in 2007.

HAMP is the principal component of MHA, and it sets guidelines and gives incentives to mortgage loan servicers to modify mortgages rather than foreclose. Sometimes known as 'the Obama Plan,' it's been a popular option for troubled homeowners.

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