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We only report mortgage interest payments that we received during the calendar year. If you paid another company interest related to the mortgage loan during the year, you will receive more than one IRS Form 1098. Also, any amount received from the Homeowner Assistance Fund Program (HAF) that was applied to mortgage interest will be excluded from the Form 1098 interest amount.
READ MOREBox 10 (Other) is used by us to report Real Estate Taxes Paid as a convenience to the customer since this may be a tax-deductible amount. However, this box is for your information only. We don’t report this amount to the IRS, and it may be different from what you can claim.
READ MOREThe form might look different because Box 1 Mortgage Interest Received from Payer(s)/Borrower(s) is the mortgage interest amount received from the payer of record during the tax year and includes interest and late charges. This box would not include prepaid interest or any Homeowner Assistance Funds (HAF) funds applied to interest. If the loan originated during the referenced tax year, Box 1 would include Closing Interest Paid, negative amortization (deferred interest) paid, shared...
READ MOREFor customers electing to receive mailed statements, your year-end statements tax information will be mailed with your January billing statement and postmarked no later than annually on or before January 31st or the following business day, and you should receive your statement within seven to ten days of that mailing. Statements are also posted online within the “Document Center” once available. For customers enrolled in paperless statements, your year-end tax information will be...
READ MOREIf you did not make payments while on a forbearance, then the amount of mortgage interest received from payer(s)/borrowers (Box 1 on the Form 1098) may be less than prior years. Since every situation is unique, we encourage you to reach out to a trusted tax professional for advice before the end of the tax year.
READ MOREAny IRS tax form will be available online after mailing and can be found within the “Document Center” when you log in. Your statement will be mailed to you by January 31st or the following business day unless you are enrolled in paperless.
READ MOREYou may receive more than one IRS tax form if your loan meets any of the below during the year: If your loan was transferred during the same tax year, you will receive a statement from your new servicer and your prior servicer for the activity which took place while they were servicing your loan. This should be sent no later than January 31st or the following business day.If you refinanced your loan during the year, you will receive two statements, one from each servicer for each separate...
READ MOREThe Form 1099 may be income received related to your mortgage, debt which was discharged, or another event reportable to the IRS which took place during the year. There are several different types of 1099 forms, but you will only receive a form applicable to you. Form 1099-A is typically provided in the event of foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, etc. during the tax year. The IRS requires a Form 1099-A when we (1) acquire an interest in a property securing the loan or (2)...
READ MOREShould you need it, our Tax ID number is 22-2195996.
READ MOREThere is no fee to make a mortgage payment online or in our automated phone system. When paying by phone with an agent, you may be charged a fee for using this service. The amount of the fee will be disclosed to you for your acceptance before your transaction is completed. PHH Mortgage has a business relationship with the provider of this payment processing service and a portion of the fee will be retained by PHH Mortgage. Please note that you are not required to use this payment service or...
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