What Information Do I Need To Provide To My Lender?
When you or your
representative contact your mortgage lender, you should
provide the following information:
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Notice that you have been called to
active duty; |
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A copy of the orders from the
military notifying you of your
activation; |
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Your FHA case number;
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Evidence that the debt precedes your
activation date. |
HUD has reminded FHA lenders of their obligation
to follow the Act. If notified that a borrower is on
active military duty, the lender must advise the borrower
or representative of the adjusted amount due, provide
adjusted coupons or billings, and ensure that the
adjusted payments are not returned as insufficient
payments.
Will My Payments Change Later? Will I Need To
Pay Back The Interest Rate "Subsidy" At A Later
Date?
The change in interest rate is not a subsidy.
Interest in excess of 6 percent per year that would
otherwise have been charged is forgiven. However, the
reduction in the interest rate and monthly payment amount
only applies during the period of active duty. Once the
period of active military service ends, the interest rate
will revert back to the original interest rate, and the
payment will be recalculated accordingly.
How Long Does The Benefit Last? Does The Period
Begin And End With My Tour Of Duty?
Interest rate reductions are only for the period
of active military service. Other benefits, such as
postponement of monthly principal payments on the loan
and restrictions on foreclosure may begin immediately
upon assignment to active military service and end on the
third month following the term of active duty
assignment.
How Can I Learn More About Relief Available To
Active Duty Military Personnel?
Read this
article describing the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act (formerly known as The Soldiers' and Sailors'
Civil Relief Act).
Servicemembers who have questions about the SCRA
or the protections that they may be entitled to may
contact their unit judge advocate or installation legal
assistance officer. Dependents of servicemembers can also
contact or visit local military legal assistance offices
where they reside. A military legal assistance office
locator for each branch of the armed forces is available
at http://legalassistance.law.af.mil/content/locator.php
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