Start your application for the Home Affordable Modification Program  (HAMP^®) by submitting a complete “Initial Package” to your servicer (the company to which you make your monthly mortgage payments).  The Initial Package includes but is not limited to:

• Tax Form (Form 4506T-EZ ) or (Form 4506-T)
• Verification of income

If you need help completing your paperwork, call the Homeowner’s HOPE™ Hotline at 1-888-995-HOPE (4673) to work with a HUD-approved housing counselor for free.

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Step 1 – Complete the Request for Mortgage Assistance Form

The Request For Mortgage Assistance Form provides information to your mortgage servicer about your home and financial situation.  After you have completed the form, print two copies—one for your records and one to send to your mortgage servicer.  All of the borrowers on the mortgage must sign the Request For Mortgage Assistance Form. In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act, homeowners who apply for the Making Home Affordable Program are required to certify that they have not been convicted of any crimes associated with a mortgage or real estate transaction within the past ten years. The RMA Form includes this certification.

Step 2 – Complete the Tax Authorization (Form 4506T-EZ or Form 4506-T)

Borrowers who have filed their annual taxes on Form 1040, should complete Tax Form 4506T-EZ. Form 4506T-EZ gives permission to your mortgage servicer to request a copy of the most recent tax return transcript you have filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Click here for instructions on completing Form 4506T-EZ.

All other borrowers, including those who have not been required to file taxes because their income may be below the threshold amount required to file taxes or their only source of income may be non-taxable income, should complete Tax Form 4506-T. If you did not file a tax return, Form 4506-T gives permission to your mortgage servicer to verify that you did not file a tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Click here for instructions on completing the Form 4506-T.

After you have completed the appropriate Tax Form for your case, print two copies—one for your records and one to send to your mortgage servicer. Only one taxpayer is required to sign the Tax Form.

Step 3 – Gather Proof of Income

Your mortgage servicer is required to verify your income to ensure that the modified mortgage payments will be affordable for you.  The type of documentation you need to provide depends on the source of your income.  If you are a wage earner, self-employed, or receive retirement income,  be sure to make copies of your income documentation and keep the originals for your records.

Step 4 — Send the Documents to Your Mortgage Servicer

After you complete, print, and sign the Request For Mortgage Assistance Form and Tax Form, send these documents, along with your proof of income, to your mortgage servicer.

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