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Documents You May Need
 
You should keep your mortgage documents together in a safe place that is easily accessed so they are handy when you need them. This can be important as you deal with your lender or servicer to resolve your difficulties successfully.  It would be helpful to try to assemble as many of these documents as possible:
 
      •  Legal documents
      –  Documents from your closing
            •  Mortgage
            •  Note
            •  Settlement statement (HUD-1)
            •  Title policy
            •  Application
            •  Deed 
      –  All letters from lenders, servicers, and attorneys
      –  Copies of all letters you may have sent to the
         servicer or attorney
      -  Notes, including name, date, and time, from all
         conversations you have had with the servicer.
         any attorneys and anyone else you may have spoken
         with regarding your mortgage
 
•  Documents that substantiate your income
      -  Tax returns
      -  Pay stubs
      –  Deposit slips
 
•  Documents that show your monthly expenses
      -  Monthly bills
      –  Car payments
      –  Alimony or child support
      –  Other expenses
 
•  Documents that show how much money or other
    property you have
      –  Bank statements
      –  Retirement plan statements
      –  Brokerage statements
      –  Year, make and model of your cars
      –  Property deeds

 

 
 


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