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F-1-18, Processing a Workout Incentive Fee (10/11/2023)

Introduction
This Servicing Guide Procedure contains the following:

Incentive Fee for a Repayment Plan

The servicer must evaluate a mortgage loan for workout options in accordance with D2-3.1-01, Determining the Appropriate Workout OptionD2-3.1-01, Determining the Appropriate Workout Option.

When a repayment plan is considered to be the appropriate workout option, Fannie Mae will review eligibility for the repayment plan incentive fee and make the final determination based on information provided by the servicer; therefore, the servicer is not required to submit requests for payment of repayment plan incentive fees. Repayment plan incentive fees on eligible mortgage loans will be sent to the servicer on a monthly basis.

After a repayment plan is established, the following criteria must be satisfied:

  • the servicer must report the repayment plan using Fannie Mae’s servicing solutions system by the second business day of the month following the month the plan was entered into with the borrower; and

  • the servicer must continue to report each month that the borrower is on a repayment plan until the mortgage loan becomes current, the borrower defaults on the terms of the repayment plan, or the mortgage loan is liquidated.

Incentive Fee for a Mortgage Loan Modification or a Payment Deferral

The servicer must evaluate a mortgage loan for workout options in accordance with D2-3.1-01, Determining the Appropriate Workout OptionD2-3.1-01, Determining the Appropriate Workout Option.

An incentive fee payment for an eligible mortgage loan modification or a payment deferral will be disbursed as outlined in the following table.

Step Required Action
1

The servicer enters a closed case into Fannie Mae’s servicing solutions system.
2

Fannie Mae reviews eligibility for the mortgage loan modification or payment deferral incentive fee and makes the determination based on information provided by the servicer through Fannie Mae’s servicing solutions system.
3

If eligible, Fannie Mae pays the incentive fee on a monthly basis.

Note: The servicer must not submit a request for expense reimbursement for the incentive fee.

Also see Reimbursing Fannie Mae for a Cancelled Mortgage Loan Modification in F-1-05, Expense ReimbursementF-1-05, Expense Reimbursement for the requirements for reimbursing Fannie Mae when a mortgage loan modification is cancelled.

Incentive Fee for a Short Sale

The servicer must evaluate a mortgage loan for workout options in accordance with D2-3.1-01, Determining the Appropriate Workout OptionD2-3.1-01, Determining the Appropriate Workout Option.

An incentive fee payment for an eligible short sale is disbursed as outlined in the following table.

Step Required Action
1

The servicer enters a closed case into Fannie Mae’s servicing solutions system.
2

Fannie Mae reviews eligibility for the short sale incentive fee and makes the determination based on information provided by the servicer through Fannie Mae’s servicing solutions system.
3

If eligible, Fannie Mae pays the incentive fee on a monthly basis two months following the month in which the short sale was closed in Fannie Mae’s servicing solutions system.

Note: The servicer must not submit a request for expense reimbursement for the incentive fee.

Incentive Fee for a Mortgage Release

The servicer must evaluate a mortgage loan for workout options in accordance with D2-3.1-01, Determining the Appropriate Workout OptionD2-3.1-01, Determining the Appropriate Workout Option.

An incentive fee payment for an eligible Mortgage Release is disbursed as outlined in the following table.

Step Required Action
1

The servicer enters a closed case into Fannie Mae’s servicing solutions system.
2

Fannie Mae reviews eligibility for the Mortgage Release incentive fee and makes the determination based on information provided by the servicer through Fannie Mae’s servicing solutions system.
3

If eligible, Fannie Mae pays the incentive fee on a monthly basis two months following the month in which the Mortgage Release was closed in Fannie Mae’s servicing solutions system.

Note: The servicer must not submit a request for expense reimbursement for the incentive fee.
Recent Related Announcements

The table below provides references to recently issued Announcements that are related to this topic.

Announcements Issue Date
Announcement SVC-2023-05 October 11, 2023
Announcement SVC-2020-04 September 9, 2020
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