HUD Handbook 4000.1 Part III.A.2 — Loss Mitigation (Forward Mortgages)
HUD Handbook 4000.1 Part III.A.2 (Loss Mitigation Review subchapter) governs the FHA Loss Mitigation Program: Mortgagee duties to address delinquency early, follow the Collection Communication Timeline, use the 9-option Loss Mitigation Waterfall (Repayment Plan, Forbearance, Partial Claim, Loan Modification, Combination, Payment Supplement, OWL, Pre-Foreclosure Sale, Deed-in-Lieu), and re-evaluate delinquent loans. Includes 90-Day Review pre-4- installment-default evaluation rule, SCRA-protection duty for servicemember Borrowers, and consideration of Owner-Occupant + Non-Occupant Borrowers for all options. Fills HUD 4000.1 Part III Loss Mitigation gap.
Verbatim regulatory text
Verbatim provisions from HUD Handbook 4000.1 Part III.A.2 — Loss Mitigation (Forward Mortgages) — each quote is a verified substring of the regulator-published source snapshot, not retyped. Quoted for reference; this is not legal advice. The operational layer (P&P updates, prompts) lives in the regulation update kits.
HUD Handbook 4000.1 III.A.2 — Address delinquency at earliest possible time
consider all reasonable means to address delinquency at the earliest possible time
HUD Handbook 4000.1 III.A.2 — Re-evaluate each Delinquent Mortgage for Loss Mitigation Options
re-evaluate each Delinquent Mortgage for Loss Mitigation Options, as required.
HUD Handbook 4000.1 III.A.2.iii(A)(1)(b) — Consider Owner-Occupant AND Non-Occupant Borrowers for all Loss Mitigation Options
The Mortgagee must consider Owner-Occupant Borrowers and Non-Occupant Borrowers for all Loss Mitigation Options.
HUD Handbook 4000.1 III.A.2.iii(B) — 90-Day Review: complete Loss Mit evaluation before 4 monthly installments + send written Notice
A Mortgagee is required to complete an evaluation of a Defaulted Mortgage for appropriate Loss Mitigation Options before four monthly installments are due and unpaid and send a written Notice to Borrower with the determination of eligibility.
HUD Handbook 4000.1 III.A.2.ii — Offer SCRA mortgage protections to eligible servicemember Borrowers
The Mortgagee must offer eligible servicemember Borrowers mortgage protections under the SCRA and Servicing FHA-Insured Mortgages for Servicemember-Borrowers.