Delinquent FHA Borrowers Benefit from BofA Settlement
August 12, 2011
Bank of America is in the process of contacting 57,000 seriously delinquent FHA borrowers to determine who would qualify for special loss mitigation options under a recent settlement agreement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Previously undisclosed, the settlement was confirmed by HUD officials, who declined to give further details about what led up to the agreement. A BofA spokesman said a HUD inquiry into the banks servicing practices found that 38 percent of the 1.5 million FHA mortgage loans currently serviced by BofA were delinquent but have not been offered loss mitigation options in accordance with...