Mortgage Servicer Payment Misapplication Blocks Loss Mitigation Access
Mortgage servicers misapply payments to incorrect buckets, creating artificial delinquencies that then disqualify borrowers from loss mitigation programs they would otherwise qualify for. Borrowers spend months providing documentation only to be denied based on records the servicer itself corrupted. This pattern compounds financial harm for already-distressed homeowners.
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