Mortgage Servicers Misroute Forbearance Requests into Unwanted Loan Modifications
Homeowners requesting temporary payment forbearance during unemployment or hardship find their requests processed as permanent loan modifications without consent. These unsolicited modifications alter loan terms and create legal and financial complications that are difficult to reverse. This processing error pattern suggests systemic failures in servicer communication and consent verification.
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