Yes. Specifically for COVID-impacted borrowers, the CARES Act states that a forbearance plan must be provided to any borrower who requests a forbearance with an attestation of the financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 emergency; and no additional documentation other than the borrower’s attestation to a financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 emergency is required. In the event that the servicer is unable to achieve full QRPC and offers a forbearance plan to a borrower impacted by COVID-19 in compliance with the CARES Act, the servicer is considered to be in compliance with Fannie Mae’s Servicing Guide. The servicer must approve forbearance plans for borrowers impacted by COVID-19 in accordance with the CARES Act.
If the servicer determines the borrower is not eligible for a forbearance plan per the requirements in the Servicing Guide or in Lender Letter LL-2020-02, Impact of COVID-19 on Servicing, but there are acceptable mitigating circumstances, it must request our prior written approval following the existing process. This process requires completion of the Forbearance Exception Request Template and submission to loss_mitigation@fanniemae.com. The subject line must Include “Forbearance.” See Servicing Guide D2-3.2-01, Forbearance Plan for additional information.
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