After a disaster your insurance may be used by your lender to pay off your mortgage forcible or compulsory.

How to navigate a Forced Mortgage Payoff by your mortgage lender. When your insurance payout is taken by your lender to payoff your mortgage it's to protect the lender from default, property change of ownership.

By Murray Wennerlund published 5-18-2022 updated 11-3-2022

III.G.2. Prohibition on forced mortgage payoff.

A forced mortgage payoff occurs when homeowners with an outstanding mortgage balance are required, under the terms of their loan agreement, to repay the balance of the mortgage loan before using assistance to rehabilitate or reconstruct their homes. CDBG-DR funds, however, shall not be used for a forced mortgage payoff. The ineligibility of a forced mortgage payoff with CDBG-DR funds does not affect HUD's longstanding guidance that when other non-CDBG disaster assistance is taken by lenders for a forced mortgage payoff, those funds are not considered to be available to the homeowner and do not constitute a duplication of benefits for the purpose of housing rehabilitation or reconstruction.

Research Resources:

Allocations for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery and Implementation of the CDBG-DR Consolidated Waivers and Alternative Requirements Notice.
A Notice by the Housing and Urban Development Department on 02/03/2022

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SBA loan payoff with HUD Grants ends Oct. 5, 2023. File final award of subsidized loan assistance for DRRA.

The ability to reimburse SBA disaster loans with HUD CDBG-DR Grants to homeowners will no longer be allowable because the DRRA loan exception sunsets on October 5, 2023.

By Murray Wennerlund published 9-28-2023 updated 9-28-2023
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FEMA IHP Grants determined to be for temporary repairs of your dwelling so not to depend on housing assistance

FEMA Disaster Assistance for Individuals and Households Program which is provided for temporary repairs of your home so you are not dependent on other housing assistance and is not a Duplication of Benefits DOB to other assistance and HUD CDBG-DR Grants

By Murray Wennerlund published 10-10-2022 updated 10-10-2022
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Legal fees for insurance coverage litigation will be credited as long as you are successful.

Its not done often enough, but more disaster victims are learning its best to hire an attorney on contingency of successfully litigating additional insurance payouts. Always aim for the maximum amount of disaster recovery funds by hiring a lawyer.

By Murray Wennerlund published 10-7-2022 updated 10-7-2022
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Unmet needs must be evaluated for cost changes throughout the rebuilding process.

Your state will from time to time based on influence from your governors office elect to evaluate any increase in disaster recovery costs. Your allowance for sqft may have been 78 dollars adjusted to 87 dollars due to increase costs of materials.

By Murray Wennerlund published 10-5-2022 updated 10-5-2022
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Housing Assistance Program Appeals. How do I know if my mortgage is federally backed or federally secured?

After a disaster you may need housing assistance. You may have had your mortgage broker take your homeowners insurance and paid off your mortgage. You may have found your mortgage company demands a payoff of your mortgage because your homes damage.

By Murray Wennerlund published 9-27-2022 updated 9-27-2022
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How to write an appeal to have HUD CDBG-DR grants reimburse NFIP insurance funds used to payoff home mortgage.

How to write an appeal for CDBG-DR reimbursement to cover NFIP insurance funds used by mortgage lenders to payoff mortgage after a disaster left your home substantially damaged. Mortgage lenders will protect their interest with your insurance payment.

By Murray Wennerlund published 5-26-2022 updated 11-3-2022
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After a disaster your insurance may be used by your lender to pay off your mortgage forcible or compulsory.

By Murray Wennerlund published 5-18-2022 updated 11-3-2022
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Mortgage Relief Program for Homeowners Impacted by COVID-19

Homeowner Mortgage Assistance, a U.S. Taxpayer funded program designed to assist individuals and families impacted financially by the COVID-19 pandemic that are at risk of mortgage loan default and have a federally secured mortgage.

By Murray Wennerlund published 1-13-2022 updated 1-14-2022
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Low Income Small Business owners with real property and unmet needs can use HUD Economic Revitalization grants

Small Businesses that own real property, are low income, filed a disaster claim with FEMA, filed an application with SBA that was denied could be eligible for HUD CDBG-DR grants managed by your state agency for Unmet Economic Revitalization Needs.

By Murray Wennerlund published 12-20-2021 updated 12-22-2021
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