Home Equity Payment Hardship
The Regions dedicated mortgage payment assistance team is prepared to assist you. We want to keep you in your home.
We can help you determine which solution is best in a time of hardship, whether it’s temporary or long-term circumstances. Please call us to discuss your situation at 1-800-748-9498 anytime between 7:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. CT Monday through Thursday and Friday 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT or on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. CT.
Beware of Foreclosure Rescue Scams
- Beware of any person or organization that asks you to pay a fee in
exchange for a counseling service or modification of a loan. - Beware of anyone who says he/she can “save” your home if you sign over
the deed to your house. Do not sign over the deed to your property to
any organization or individual unless you are working directly with your mortgage servicer. - Do not make your mortgage payments to anyone other than your mortgage
servicer without the servicer’s approval.
| Preserving Your Home | |
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| If preserving your home is your goal, or perhaps your circumstance is temporary, your mortgage payment assistance options may include: | |
| Repayment Plan |
If you have experienced a short-term financial difficulty but are now in an improved financial situation, a repayment plan may be a good option for you. A repayment plan may allow you to make regularly scheduled payments, in addition to a portion of your past-due payments, to bring your loan current. This option may affect your credit. |
| Special Forebearance | Forbearance allows you to temporarily pause or reduce your mortgage payments. At the end of the forbearance plan, you will still owe the payments you missed. Prior to the end of the forbearance plan, contact us to discuss your situation and options that may be available to you. Available options depend on your hardship and the eligibility requirements of the owner of your loan. All forbearance requests must be made by calling 1-800-748-9498. There is no documentation or form required to initiate this payment assistance option, but you must call us to request and determine eligibility. |
| Modification | A Loan modification is a change to the terms of your mortgage in order to cure a delinquency. If you qualify, a modification may include reducing your interest rate, extending the term of your mortgage and/or capitalizing the delinquent payments. |
| Reinstatement | If you have resolved your financial difficulty and you are able to pay back any missed amounts at once, a reinstatement may be a good option for you. The reinstatement amount is the total amount of past-due payments and may include late fees, attorney fees and costs, property preservation expenses, inspections, and/or other expenses authorized by your loan documents, or applicable law. After the reinstatement, you will continue to make your scheduled payments under the original terms of your loan, subject to any subsequent modification. |
| Additional Options | There may be other options that may apply to your circumstances. Call us to discuss your personal situation. |
| Relief of Debt | |
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| If you are not interested in maintaining ownership of the property, and need debt relief, your options may include: | |
| Temporary Forbearance While Selling Your Home | A listing agreement is required to request this option and determine eligibility. |
| Pre-Foreclosure Sale (Short Sale) | If you can no longer afford to keep your home, a short sale may be an option to avoid foreclosure. This allows you to sell your home for less than the outstanding balance of your loan and may satisfy your debt (though not always). |
| Deed-in-Lieu | With a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, you would transfer ownership of your home to Regions voluntarily to avoid foreclosure. |
If you would like to get started now, please call 1-800-748-9498 or complete the Mortgage Assistance Application. If you choose to complete the Mortgage Assistance Application, you will enable us to consider all available options to help you find the best solution for your situation. However, if you elect to call us, we can provide information about certain options that may be offered by the owner of your loan with little or no documentation, subject to eligibility requirements. Once you have completed the form, you can submit it to us in one of the following ways and a Regions representative will contact you within approximately 3 – 5 business days.
| Login to: | MyMortgage to apply for assistance online |
| Mail to: |
P.O. Box 18001 Hattiesburg, MS 39404-8001 |
| Fax to: |
1-800-256-7200 |
Additional Resources
For help exploring options, Department of Housing and Urban Development provides contact information for housing counselors at hud.gov or by calling 1-800-569-4287. In addition, this information can be found by accessing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. NeighborWorks® provides foreclosure solutions, both online or by calling 1-888-995-4673 for more information.
For assistance in your preferred language, information regarding free-to-use interpretive services can be found at Interpretive Services | Federal Housing Finance Agency (fffa.gov)
You may also be eligible for the Department of the Treasury’s Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF), which is administered by state governments or agencies. More information regarding the HAF Fund is available from the National Council of State Housing Agencies at Homeowner Assistance Fund — NCSHA.