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  1. Escrow Basics

    What is an escrow account? Think of it like a savings account dedicated to the tax and/or insurance expenses required for your property—and as your loan servicer, we help you manage it. Depending on the terms of your mortgage, your escrow account m...
  2. Deep Dive: Mortgage Recast

  3. What is the recast process?

    If you’re interested in recasting your loan, here’s a rundown of the process and what to expect: Contact Customer Care to initiate the recast request, specifying the amount of your principal reduction payment(s).  We’ll confirm whether your lo...
  4. My Loan is Transferring

  5. Transferring to Us

    My mortgage is transferring to you. What does this mean? If you’ve received a notice that the servicing of your mortgage loan will transfer to us, rest assured, the terms of your mortgage will not change due to the transfer. On your transfer dat...
  6. Mortgage Assistance Options

    Need  M ortgage  A ssistance ?   Whether  you ’re  experiencing hardship due to loss of employment, income reduction, illness or other related impacts , here are your options  that may be available to you based on investor guidelin...
  7. Gracefully Exiting Your Loan

    If you  foresee there  isn’t  a financially  feasible  way  to keep your home, here are more options  for you to  avoid  the foreclosure process.   Traditional Sale:   Work with a real estate agent to  s ell your home ...
  8. Additional Resources

    COVID-19 Resources   If you have a hardship  related to COVID-19 ,   visit the  CFPB’s mortgage and housing assistance portal .   Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) in the  U.S Department of the Treasury   and  Nati...
  9. Surplus

    What is an escrow surplus?  All escrow accounts have a minimum required balance, which equals your expected tax and insurance expenses plus some extra money in case your bills go up – this is called a cushion. If your escrow account balance is mor...
  10. Shortage

    What is an escrow shortage? All escrow accounts have a minimum required balance , which equals your expected tax and insurance expenses plus some extra money in case your bills go up – this is called a cushion. If your escrow account balance is e...