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

Checks associated with OCC-regulated banks covered by the IFR Payment Agreement expired December 31, 2016. No extra checks will be provided.

In June 2016, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) escheated roughly $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 additional $4 million to state authorities by February 2017 to finish the IFR Payment Agreement program. Eligible customers and their beneficiaries might claim unclaimed funds obliged to them through their states' escheatment processes. Each state has various timelines, however it might be six months or more after the funds are escheated to the states before the particular state has the ability to provide payments under their unclaimed residential or commercial property procedures. There is no time at all limit within which qualified individuals should ask for funds under the states' unclaimed funds processes.

Foreclosure Prevention Assistance

Regulators encourage customers requiring foreclosure prevention help to work directly with their servicer or get in touch with 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 authorized nonprofit organization that can supply totally free assistance.

In This Section

OCC Terminates Foreclosure-Related Consent Orders
Federal Bank Regulators Fine Document Processor $65 Million
EverBank Payment Agreement
Related Reports
Other Related Documents
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OCC Terminates Foreclosure-Related Consent Orders

Following the verification of corrective actions, the OCC has actually ended foreclosure-related approval orders versus 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 versus Aurora Bank, FSB, and MetLife Bank, N.A., were terminated formerly by operation of law after these organizations ceased to run as controlled, guaranteed depository institutions.

Federal Bank Regulators Fine Document Processor $65 Million

The federal banking firms fined ServiceLink Holdings, LLC (ServiceLink Holdings), $65 million for incorrect actions by its predecessor company, Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS), which led to substantial shortages 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 provides information on the status of payments and foreclosure prevention help as well as a discussion of observations from the reviews.
Report on Independent Foreclosure Review Payment Data (May 2013) - This report supplies data on IFR payments by state as of May 31, 2013.
Interim Status Report: Foreclosure-Related Consent Orders (June 21, 2012) - The OCC released its second interim report on the status of the IFR and actions needed by consent orders issued in April 2011 to remedy deficient mortgage maintenance 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 examinations in the 4th quarter of 2010 and published a summary of findings in April 2011.

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Enforcement Acton Amendments Implementing Business Restrictions Against Certain Banks (Issued June 2015) Show

On June 17, 2015, the OCC announced specific business constraints related to mortgage servicing activities of EverBank; HSBC Bank USA, N.A.; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; Santander Bank, National Association; U.S. Bank National Association; and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. These restrictions differed based on the particular scenario of each bank.

Amended Consent Orders for EverBank (June 17, 2015) (PDF).
Amended Consent Orders for HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (June 17, 2015) (PDF).
Amended Consent Orders for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (June 17, 2015) (PDF).
Amended Consent Orders for Santander Bank, National Association (June 17, 2015) (PDF).
Amended Consent Orders for U.S. Bank National Association (June 17, 2015) (PDF).
Amended Consent Orders for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (June 17, 2015) (PDF)

Enforcement Action Amendments for Servicers Entering the IFR Payment Agreement (Issued February 2013) Show

- Consent Order Amendment for Aurora Bank, FSB (PDF).
- Consent Order Amendment for Bank of America (PDF).
- Consent Order Amendment for Citibank (PDF).
- Consent Order Amendment for EverBank (PDF) (provided 10/16/2013).
- Consent Order Amendment for HSBC Bank (PDF).
- Consent Order Amendment for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (PDF).
- Consent Order Amendment for MetLife Bank, N.A. (PDF).
- Consent Order Amendment for PNC Bank, N.A. (PDF).
- Consent Order Amendment for Sovereign Bank (PDF).
- Consent Order Amendment for U.S. Bank National Association, U.S. Bank National Association ND (PDF).
- Consent Order Amendment for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (PDF)

OCC and Former OTS Enforcement Actions (Issued April 2011) Show

- Consent Order for Aurora Bank, FSB (PDF).
- Consent Order for Bank of America (PDF).
- Consent Order for Citibank (PDF).
- Consent Orders for EverBank and EverBank Financial Corp. (PDF).
- Consent Order for HSBC Bank (PDF).
- Consent Order for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (PDF).
- Consent Order for LPS; DocX, LLC; and LPD Default Solutions, Inc. (PDF).
- Consent Order for MetLife Bank, N.A. (PDF).
- Consent Order for MERSCORP and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) (PDF).
- Consent Orders for OneWest Bank, FSB and IMB HoldCo LLC (PDF).
- Consent Order for PNC Bank, N.A. (PDF).
- Consent Order for Sovereign Bank (PDF).
- Consent Order for U.S. Bank National Association, U.S. Bank National Association ND (PDF).
- Consent Order for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (PDF)

Engagement Letters Show

The OCC launched engagement letters that describe how the independent experts, kept by the servicers, will conduct their evaluations and claims procedures in accordance with the OCC's consent orders. See the engagement letters.