Under the Independent Foreclosure Review (IFR) Payment Agreement, more than $3.2 billion was dispersed to more than 3.6 million qualified borrowers, representing more than 90 percent of the overall amount readily available for circulation.

Checks related to OCC-regulated banks covered by the IFR Payment Agreement expired December 31, 2016. No extra checks will be issued.

In June 2016, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) escheated approximately $270 million to state authorities, in connection with the agency-supervised payments under the Independent Foreclosure Review (IFR) Payment Agreement. The OCC expects to escheat an extra $4 million to state authorities by February 2017 to finish the IFR Payment Agreement program. Eligible customers and their beneficiaries may declare unclaimed funds obligated to them through their states' escheatment processes. Each state has different timelines, however it may be six months or more after the funds are escheated to the states before the respective state is able to under their unclaimed residential or commercial property procedures. There is no time limitation within which qualified people should ask for funds under the states' unclaimed funds processes.

Foreclosure Prevention Assistance

Regulators motivate debtors requiring foreclosure avoidance assistance to work directly with their servicer or call the Homeowner's HOPE Hotline at 888-995-HOPE (4673) (or at Making Home Affordable) to be put in touch with a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approved not-for-profit company that can provide totally free help.

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OCC Terminates Foreclosure-Related Consent Orders

Following the verification of restorative actions, the OCC has actually terminated foreclosure-related approval orders against the following banks.

Termination Order for Bank of America, N.A. (PDF) (June 17, 2015). Termination Order for Citibank, N.A. (PDF) (June 17, 2015). Termination Order for PNC Bank, N.A. (PDF) (June 17, 2015). Termination for EverBank (PDF) (January 5, 2016). Termination for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (PDF) (January 5, 2016). Termination for OneWest (PDF) (July 21, 2015). Termination for Santander Bank, N.A. (PDF) (February 9, 2016). Termination for U.S. Bank National Association (PDF) (February 9, 2016). Termination for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (PDF) (May 24, 2016). Termination for HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (PDF) (January 9, 2017)

Foreclosure-related consent orders against Aurora Bank, FSB, and MetLife Bank, N.A., were terminated previously by operation of law after these institutions stopped to run as regulated, guaranteed depository organizations.

Federal Bank Regulators Fine Document Processor $65 Million

The federal banking firms fined ServiceLink Holdings, LLC (ServiceLink Holdings), $65 million for inappropriate actions by its predecessor company, Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS), which led to substantial deficiencies in the foreclosure-related services that LPS supplied to mortgage servicers.

Civil Money Penalty Order (PDF) (January 24, 2017)

IFR Payment Agreement

Agencies Announce Reissuance of Checks Related to the Independent Foreclosure Review. Foreclosure-Related Consent Orders Status Report April 2014. Report on Independent Foreclosure Review Payment Data. Minimum Standards for Prioritization and Handling Borrower Files with Imminent Foreclosure Sale. Payments start April 12. IFR Payment Agreement Details. Amendments to April 2011 Enforcement Actions. Comptroller Speech. Payment Agreement Announcement. Original Enforcement Actions

EverBank Payment Agreement

EverBank Amended Order. EverBank Accepts Pay $37 Million. EverBank FAQs

Related Reports

Foreclosure-Related Consent Orders Status Report: Observations, Payments, and Foreclosure Prevention Assistance (April 2014) - On April 30, 2014, the OCC launched a report on IFR Payment Agreements that offers information on the status of payments and foreclosure prevention support as well as a discussion of observations from the reviews. Report on Independent Foreclosure Review Payment Data (May 2013) - This report provides information on IFR payments by state since May 31, 2013. Interim Status Report: Foreclosure-Related Consent Orders (June 21, 2012) - The OCC launched its second interim report on the status of the IFR and actions required by permission orders provided in April 2011 to remedy deficient mortgage servicing and foreclosure processes. Interagency Review of Foreclosure Policies and Practices (April 2011) - The OCC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the OTS conducted interagency evaluations in the fourth quarter of 2010 and released a summary of findings in April 2011.

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