Contact: Call the telephone number on your mortgage statement. Call (800) 848-9136. Call (866) 550-5705. Visit a Chase regional counseling center. Web site: www.chase.com.
Noted qualifications: Hardship letter may be required. Owner-occupied residence. Mortgage owned by Chase, WaMu or EMC or with investor approval.
Options: Repayment plan. Mortgage modification in hardship situations. Principal forbearance. Extension of loan term. Deferral of principal. Interest rate reduction. Foreclosure moratorium. Interest-only payments for 10 years. Hope for Homeowners program. Refinancing with lender-paid closing costs. Pre-foreclosure short sale. Deed in lieu of foreclosure. What these terms mean.
Letters:
Chase will send letters to borrowers who have subprime adjustable-rate mortgages or payment-option ARMs. Borrowers are more likely to receive a letter if they've racked up the maximum amount of negative amortization and their interest rate is scheduled to reset.