California Mortgage Relief Program

California Housing Finance Agency

Closed Home Repair

About This Program

Provided mortgage payment assistance to homeowners facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Program helped with past-due payments, ongoing monthly payments, and property charges. No longer accepting new applications.

Estimated maximum assistance available when program was active

Official source site checked live on 2026-06-17.

Data last verified 2026-06-09. How we verify our data.

Key Details

  • Mortgage assistance up to $80,000
  • Helped with past-due and ongoing payments
  • For homeowners with COVID-19 financial hardship
  • Program no longer accepting applications
  • Check website for potential future reopening

How to Apply

Get free help applying Visit Official Program Page Track this program

(888) 840-2594

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Your application paperwork

The California Mortgage Relief Program was a one-time federal Homeowner Assistance Fund grant run by the California Housing Finance Agency that covered past-due mortgage and property tax payments for homeowners hit by pandemic hardship. The program has ended and is no longer accepting applications or offering grants, so there is no current homeowner application form.

Steps to apply

  1. The program is closed. You can confirm this on the official site camortgagerelief.org, which states it is no longer accepting applications and no longer offering grants.
  2. If you are behind on your mortgage now, contact a free HUD-certified housing counselor through the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at consumerfinance.gov/find-a-housing-counselor or call 1-855-411-2372.
  3. If your California home was destroyed or made uninhabitable by a qualified disaster, check the separate CalAssist Mortgage Fund, which is currently open. Apply online at calassistmortgagefund.org or see calhfa.ca.gov/CalAssist.
  4. Contact your loan servicer directly to ask about forbearance, a repayment plan, or a loan modification.
Get the official form

Documents you will likely need

  • Not applicable. This program is closed and no longer accepts applications.
  • If working with a HUD housing counselor: a recent mortgage statement
  • Recent income documentation such as pay stubs or tax returns
  • Recent bank statements
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Requirements vary by program and locality. Confirm the exact rules on the official program page. We can help you prepare your paperwork, but you submit it yourself.

Deadline: Program closed to new applications

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