Update: January 21, 2013
The January 18, 2013 deadline to submit a claim form has passed. Consumers will soon no longer be able to submit a claim form online. Although the deadline has passed, the settlement administrator may still be able to process properly filled out claim forms that are received or submitted online in the next few weeks. Therefore, if you wish to submit a claim form under the National Mortgage Settlement, you may still do so. However, please note that there is no guarantee that a claim form submitted after January 18, 2013 will be accepted. To maximize the likelihood that your claim form can be accepted, please submit it as quickly as possible.
If you'd still like to submit a claim, access the secure claim filing site where you can submit your Claim Form.
You must have your personalized claimant ID number, which is located on the Notice Letter and Claim Form you received, to submit your Claim Form online.
Federal Government & Attorneys General reach landmark settlement with major banks
Roughly $25 billion in relief for distressed borrowers, states and federal government...
In February 2012, 49 state attorneys general and the federal government announced a historic joint state-federal settlement with the country’s five largest mortgage servicers:
The settlement provides as much as $25 billion in relief to distressed borrowers and direct payments to states and the federal government. It’s the largest multistate settlement since the Tobacco Settlement in 1998.
The agreement settles state and federal investigations finding that the country’s five largest mortgage servicers routinely signed foreclosure related documents outside the presence of a notary public and without really knowing whether the facts they contained were correct. Both of these practices violate the law. The settlement provides benefits to borrowers whose loans are owned by the settling banks as well as to many of the borrowers whose loans they service.
- About the Settlement: Learn about the settlement, who is affected and what claims may still be pursued against the banks. Find links to your state Attorney General’s Office to find state-specific information and contacts.
- Help for Borrowers: Learn how to find out if your loan is affected by this settlement, the timeline for relief, how you will know if you are eligible. Find links to your state Attorney General’s Office to find state-specific information and contacts.
- News: Read the national news release and find links to your state Attorney General’s Web site for state-specific news.