| Unclaimed HUD refunds are owed
thousands of homeowners with FHA insured mortgages.
Each year the FHA (Federal Housing Administration),
the government agency which insures mortgages made by
local lenders, estimates the number of defaults it
will likely experience. Based on this prediction, it
sets the insurance premium home buyers pay during the
year. If fewer defaults occur than predicted,
borrowers share in the funds remaining via HUD
Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) refunds or
Distributive Shares. Because many homeowners fail to
notify HUD of a new address after a move, tens of
thousands of homeowners are entitled to unclaimed HUD
refunds worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Refunds
average $800 - $1500 per homeowner. These
amounts cannot be found listed in state unclaimed
property databases, as they are issued by HUD, a
federal agency.
For a
search of the HUD unclaimed refund database online
and for claims information on a HUD refund order our
Special Report: HUD Refund Search
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