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Eligible Disaster

Last updated 2026-08-01

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Updated 2026-08-01

A disaster, either man-made or natural, which meets the following qualifications: A financial hardship (e.g., a loss/reduction of income or increase in expenses) that impacts the Borrower’s ability to pay his or her current contractual monthly payment, and One of the following: The property securing the Mortgage loan experienced an insured loss The property securing the Mortgage loan is located in a FEMA-Declared Disaster Area eligible for Individual Assistance, or The Borrower’s place of employment is located in a FEMA-Declared Disaster Area eligible for Individual

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