On March 18, 2020, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published Mortgagee Letter 2020-04 regarding guidance for foreclosures and evictions in connection with Coronavirus COVID-19. Mortgagee Letter 2020-04 informs mortgagees of a foreclosure moratorium for all Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured single family mortgages for a period of 60 days. The guidance communicated in Mortgagee Letter 2020-04 applies to all FHA Title II Single Family forward and Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (reverse) mortgage programs and is effective immediately.
Additionally, FHA has published the following documentation in relation to COVID-19:
Mortgagee Letter 2020-04
HUD Press Letter March 18, 2020