This week, the California Mortgage Relief Program announced that it would extend help to two new groups of homeowners who are delinquent on their mortgages for pandemic-related reasons. Previously, applicants had to have missed at least two mortgage payments before Dec. 27, 2021, to obtain help. The program will pay a qualified homeowner’s mortgage debt in full, provided it was no more than $80,000 when they applied. Previously, the program covered delinquent taxes just for applicants who paid taxes through a lender’s escrow account. For help filling one out, you can call the program’s contact center at 1-888-840-2594, where assistance is available in English and Spanish.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 17, 2022 00:01 UTC