Mortgage servicers misapply post-forbearance payment terms
Homeowners who completed COVID forbearance plans find servicers applied fees and modified payment structures contrary to verbal agreements made during hardship enrollment. Servicers lack consistent documentation of forbearance terms, leaving borrowers responsible for unexpected arrears. This structural communication failure affected a large portion of pandemic-era mortgage holders.
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