FAQ for CalHFA Homeowners
First Loans | Subordinate Financing | Recapture Tax
First Loans
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Subordinate Financing (Subordinate Liens)
General Information
Assumptions
CalSTRS
Information Access
Interest calculations and Statements
How is the interest calculated on my subordinate loan(s)?
Why do I get periodic notices if this is a "silent" loan?
Why do I get periodic notices if this is a "silent" loan?
IRS Forms and Year End Statements
Which IRS Forms does CalHFA issue and when?
Who do I contact if I have not received my IRS Form?
Why is the interest on my 1098 higher in the most recent year than the prior year?
Why is the interest on my 1098 significantly lower in the most recent year than the prior year?
Who do I contact if I have not received my IRS Form?
Why is the interest on my 1098 higher in the most recent year than the prior year?
Why is the interest on my 1098 significantly lower in the most recent year than the prior year?
Name Change
Payments
Can I make payments on my "Silent" loan(s)?
Can I get payment coupons or a monthly statement for my subordinate loan(s)?
Where do I make payments if I want to?
Can I get payment coupons or a monthly statement for my subordinate loan(s)?
Where do I make payments if I want to?
Payoff demands
How do I order a Payoff Demand for Keep Your Home California?
How do I obtain payoff information?
What are the fees if I order a Payoff Demand?
What are the acceptable forms of payment for paying off my loan?
What documents will I be given?
How do I obtain a zero demand letter?
How do I obtain payoff information?
What are the fees if I order a Payoff Demand?
What are the acceptable forms of payment for paying off my loan?
What documents will I be given?
How do I obtain a zero demand letter?
Short Sale Requests
How do I request a Short Sale on a subordinate loan?
Subordination Requests
Can CalHFA subordinate loan(s) be "subordinated"?
Can CalHFA subordinate loan(s) be "subordinated" when I refinance my loan
How do I obtain a Verification of Mortgage (VOM)?
Does my silent second (subordinate loan) reset upon refi?
What do I do regarding a junior lien with Keep Your Home California (KYHC) or CalHFA Mortgage Assistance Corporation (CalHFA MAC)?
How do I obtain a Verification of Mortgage (VOM)?
Does my silent second (subordinate loan) reset upon refi?
What do I do regarding a junior lien with Keep Your Home California (KYHC) or CalHFA Mortgage Assistance Corporation (CalHFA MAC)?
Recapture Tax
All comments are subject to tax law interpretation and should be confirmed by a tax consultant.
General Information
What is a Recapture Tax?
Can CalHFA tell me exactly what my Recapture Tax will be?
When do I pay the Recapture Tax?
Does a refinance activate the Recapture Tax?
Is it true I lose half of the gain on the sale of my house to Recapture?
What do I need to calculate my Recapture Tax?
How do I calculate my Recapture Tax?
What happens if my loan is assumed?
Can CalHFA tell me exactly what my Recapture Tax will be?
When do I pay the Recapture Tax?
Does a refinance activate the Recapture Tax?
Is it true I lose half of the gain on the sale of my house to Recapture?
What do I need to calculate my Recapture Tax?
How do I calculate my Recapture Tax?
What happens if my loan is assumed?
Other Recapture questions?
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