This title and Home foreclosures (1st edition, 2019) together supersede Foreclosures and mortgage servicing (5th edition, 2014) by the same publisher -- note by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Common mortgage servicing problems -- Servicing requirements under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act -- Other federal statutes impacting loan servicing -- State law servicing claims -- Loss mitigation and loan modifications -- Loss mitigation options for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgages -- Loss mitigation for FHA-insured loans -- Loss mitigation for loans insured by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Rural Housing Service -- Legal claims for failure to handle loss mitigation properly -- Litigating mortgage servicing claims -- Appendix A. Federal mortgage servicing law -- Appendix B. Selected statutes and regulations pertaining to mortgages held or insured by the federal government -- Appendix C. Agency guidance, consent orders, program guidelines, and policy statements -- Appendix D. Summary of state mortgage servicing, payoff statement, and mortgage discharge laws -- Appendix E. Foreclosure prevention practice aids and sample mortgage documents -- Appendix F. Sample pleadings -- Appendix G. Glossaries -- Appendix H. Helpful websites.

Kept up to date by supplements and companion website.