2020 Mortgage Assistance Payments and Your Pay Stub

Presented by Paystrubmakr.com      By John Wolf and Tom Cullen CPA

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• Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, or clean them with an alcohol-based hand rub.

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• Practice physical distancing by avoiding unnecessary travel and staying away from large groups of people.

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2020 CARES Act

Your mortgage is supposed to have the backup of the Federal Government, protection of the 2020 CARES Act.
This Act allows you to suspend paying your mortgage payment for 360 days if you lost your income or part of it to the level that you experienced financial hardship. You can ask for tolerance up to June 30, 2021.

Late fees or reports to credit bureaus are not permitted Under forbearance by CARES Act legislation,
Before June 30, 2021, Foreclosure and evictions are not allowed.

Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA)

The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) 2021 and the American Rescue Plan of 2021 contain additional funding for housing relief.

Are you trying to get a loan to buy a house, apartment, boat, or RV? If you do, you will want to have your pay stubs in hand to qualify. Another aspect of the mortgage is that you will want to understand how the government can help you pay the mortgage.
When a taxpayer qualifies for mortgage assistance payments under §235 of the National Housing Act, part or all of the interest on their mortgage may be paid for the taxpayer, the interest paid for the taxpayer is not deductible. While these payments are not an income, they do not reduce other deductions, such as taxes.

For example, if you are a teacher, here are some eligibility requirements:

• It would help if you were employed full-time or part-time as a State certified private school teacher or certified regional vocational-technical teacher.
• You much purchase a home in a priority or transitional school district. OR You must be certified and intend to teach in an academic discipline the State has identified as a shortage area.
• You must be a first-time homebuyer or have not owned a home in the past three years. Borrowers who have owned a home previously may also apply if they plan to purchase in a targeted area of the State. (for example, see current Targeted Areas for the State of Connecticut)
• The home will be your primary residence for the life of the loan.
• The sales price of the home does not exceed State sales price limits.
• Borrower(s) gross income must not exceed State established income limits based on household size.

Would you like down payment assistance?

You can even get down payment assistance—second mortgage loans to qualified borrowers receiving the first mortgage. Eligible purposes include Down payment assistance only, Down payment assistance and closing costs, and closing costs only.  

Ensure you know how to fill out the request for mortgage assistance form. Here is a link to one for Chase Bank.

 

Freddie Mac has even gotten into the game. They say they are announcing the new “Modification Solution” screen for “Other Mods” in Workout Prospector to facilitate the settlement of modifications of Mortgages guaranteed by

the RHS and other specified changes by Freddie Mac occasionally cannot be settled through different Workout Prospector paths.