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Early Delinquency Counseling

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Updated 10-31-2026

Early Delinquency Counseling

Counseling provided to a delinquent Borrower by a nonprofit third-party homeownership-counseling agency or eligible Servicer, that involves identifying the reason(s) a Borrower did not make a Mortgage payment on time and working with the Borrower to resolve any financial problems so that future Mortgage payments can be made on a timely basis. The counseling includes a personal and interactive relationship with the Borrower that deals with money management, budgeting and debt management counseling. Early Delinquency Counseling is further described in Sections 9101.1(e) and 9102.4(c).

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