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Financial Peace Is Built, Not Borrowed

Explore episode Jun 30, 2026

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Jeff: My House Is Going Into Foreclosure — But I Paid on Time

At 1:04:07 · chapter starts 54:02

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. 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.

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