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Citi (CitiMortgage) Foreclosure Help: Insider's Guide

Citi exited most retail mortgage servicing in 2017 — your loan was likely transferred to Cenlar, NewRez, or a different subservicer. Here's how to find out who actually services your loan and what your real options are.

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Citibank, N.A. / CitiMortgage

Servicer Type
Most retail mortgages transferred away — Citi retains primarily portfolio and private banking loans
2017 Servicing Sale
Citi sold servicing rights for ~750,000 loans to NewRez (then New Penn / Shellpoint)
Loss Mit Phone (Citi-retained loans)
866-272-4749
Where to start
Look at your most recent monthly statement — the servicer name on the statement is who actually handles loss mit, not always 'Citi'

How Citi (CitiMortgage)'s loss mitigation waterfall works

The "waterfall" is the order in which Citi (CitiMortgage) reviews options when a borrower asks for help. Knowing the order — and what each option actually delivers — tells you what to ask for and what to push back on.

1

Identify the actual servicer first

If your statement shows Cenlar, NewRez, Shellpoint, or another name — that company runs the loss mit, not Citi.

2

Repayment Plan

If Citi-serviced: arrears spread over 3–6 months.

3

Forbearance

Citi-retained portfolio loans use shorter forbearance windows than typical GSE servicers.

4

Loan Modification

Citi's portfolio modifications are case-by-case — there is no rigid GSE waterfall for non-securitized Citi-owned loans. This can be an advantage.

5

Short Sale / Deed in Lieu

Available, but expect longer review times due to lower volume.

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Citi (CitiMortgage)-specific pitfalls

Every servicer has its own quirks. The patterns below are what trips up homeowners who try to navigate Citi (CitiMortgage) alone.

Calling the wrong company

The single most common mistake: calling Citi when your loan is now serviced by NewRez or Cenlar. They literally cannot help you. Find your statement first.

Sub-servicer vs. owner confusion

Even when a loan was 'sold' from Citi, sometimes Citi retained the loan and only contracted out servicing. The decision-maker is whoever owns the loan, not whoever you write the check to.

Slow document handling

Citi-retained loans go through smaller, more deliberate teams. Allow 60–90 days for any decision.

Lost loss mit applications

If your servicer transferred during a loss mit application, federal RESPA protections require the new servicer to recognize the in-process application — but you must affirmatively re-assert it in writing within 60 days.

How to stop a Citi (CitiMortgage) foreclosure sale

If a sale date has been scheduled, you have a narrow window to act. Here's the sequence we follow:

  1. Locate your Notice of Default or Notice of Trustee Sale. The foreclosure attorney named on it is the one who can postpone or rescind the sale — not Citi (CitiMortgage)'s customer service line.
  2. Submit a complete loss-mit application. Federal CFPB Reg X protections require Citi (CitiMortgage) to halt the sale if a complete application is received more than 37 days before the scheduled date.
  3. Confirm the postponement in writing. Verbal holds from a customer-service rep are not binding on the foreclosure attorney. Get a Rescission of Notice of Default or written postponement notice before the sale date.
  4. Escalate to dual-tracking violations. If Citi (CitiMortgage) continues the foreclosure while a complete application is pending, that is a CFPB violation and grounds to halt the sale through legal action.

What to do if Citi (CitiMortgage) denies your modification

A first denial is not the end. Most successful modifications are approved on appeal or after a Notice of Error is filed under RESPA Section 6.

  1. Request the denial reason in writing. Federal law requires Citi (CitiMortgage) to disclose the specific reason and identify the investor.
  2. Appeal within the deadline. Most servicers allow 14 days from the date of the denial letter. Past that, you may have to start over.
  3. File a Notice of Error if dual-tracking occurred. RESPA gives you 60 days; Citi (CitiMortgage) has 30 days to respond. The clock on any pending sale must be paused while the NOE is investigated.
  4. Get expert review of the denial reason. Many denials cite "insufficient income" or "NPV negative" — both are calculations that can be challenged with the right documentation.

Denied by Citi (CitiMortgage)? That's not the end.

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