Jeff in Birmingham fell $43,000 behind on his mortgage after a COVID-related forbearance spiraled into a three-year bureaucratic nightmare with Freedom Mortgage and FHA.
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Jeff's story is a cautionary tale about what happens when a good-faith borrower gets caught in the machinery of an indifferent mortgage servicer. He entered a government forbearance program in 2023 due to Long COVID, then tried for nearly three years to exit it and resume normal payments — each attempt producing contradictory paperwork, disputed trial payment timelines, and a growing arrears balance that now stands at $43,000 on a $1,200/month mortgage. He filed RESPA notices of error, contacted FHA, and has a screenshot proving a payment was made on time that Freedom Mortgage claims was late. [1] — Dave Ramsey "Three years of forbearance bureaucracy, lost payments in escrow, and a $43,000 arrears bill — and Jeff was told it's his fault for a paymen…" 54:02 Dave acknowledges he cannot fix bureaucratic incompetence but points to two levers Jeff controls: pursue the judge to unfreeze a $400,000 investment account tied up in a five-year-old divorce, and generate $43,000 through contract work in the next 90 days before the foreclosure clock runs out. If neither works, list the house immediately — it has over 50% equity and must not be lost to a servicer's accounting errors.
Three years of forbearance bureaucracy, lost payments in escrow, and a $43,000 arrears bill — and Jeff was told it's his fault for a payment they confirmed receiving. Dave's verdict: you can't negotiate with incompetence. Go get the money and pay them off.
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