California Mortgage Relief Program

California Housing Finance Agency

Closed Emergency Repair

About This Program

Provided mortgage and housing expense assistance to California homeowners who experienced financial hardship during COVID-19. Program funding has been exhausted and applications are no longer being accepted.

Program closed; no longer accepting applications

The cited general URL responded on 2026-07-21; it does not confirm this program or amount.

Record set last reviewed 2026-06-09. How we verify our data.

Other published resources for Lake Elsinore, CA, are listed below. Review each separately and ask the administrators whether they can coordinate funding for the same work:

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Key Details

Program is now closed
No longer accepting applications
Assisted with mortgage, property tax, HOA payments
Helped homeowners impacted by COVID-19
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How to Apply

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Program phone: (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

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.
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.
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.
Contact your loan servicer directly to ask about forbearance, a repayment plan, or a loan modification.

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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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Deadline: Program ended March 31, 2024

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