FHA Extends Foreclosure & Eviction Moratoria and Expands Forbearance

HUD announce on February 16, 2021 it is extending foreclosure and eviction moratoria to June 30, 2021.

Mortgagee Letter 2021-05 details the extension and also outlines the expansion of forbearance.

For borrowers who requested a forbearance before June 30, 2020 they may now request up to 2 additional 3-month forbearance periods after the initial 12 months of COVID-19 forbearance. The total forbearance period cannot extend past December 31, 2021.

There can be no COVID-19 forbearance extending past June 30, 2022.

To read the details of forbearance, loan modification, Deed in Lieu, HAMP and other distressed borrower programs affecting FHA purchase money loans and HECMs (reverse mortgage), read the Mortgagee Letter 2021-05.