Does HUD Owe You a Refund?

Information by State  Esta página en español  Print version  Email this to a friend   Consumer Alert Beware of people (known as "tracers") offering to help you collect your refund for a fee. You do not need to hire someone to collect your money. You can obtain your refund directly from HUD for free. If   you feel that you've been misled or in some way harmed by a tracer; or   you've been contacted by someone asking you to become a tracer, who you believe misled or harmed you, Let us know. We'll check it out. The Department has stepped up efforts to locate homeowners owed FHA premium refunds. HUD awarded Walker and Company LLP a contract to assist the FHA in finding homeowners who are owed money. The new contract will save many of the homeowners the unnecessary expense of obtaining their refund through a tracer. Additional information about this initiative can be found in the Department's Daily Focus message of October 15, 2002.

If you had a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured mortgage, you may be eligible for a refund of part of your insurance premium or a share of any excess earnings from the FHA's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. For more information about refunds, read our fact sheet.

You can search the Department's database of unpaid refunds and shares by entering your name or FHA case number below.

To search on a name enter the "Lastname Firstname MI". If you are not sure of the correct spelling, just type in the first few letters of the last name. For example, you could enter SMITH JOHN E, SMITH, or even SMI.

If you want to search by FHA case number, enter the first 3 digits of your case number, then a dash and then the next 6 digits of your case number.

You must scroll down to see the results of the search. If your name appears in the results of a database search, please call our support center at (800) 697-6967 to inquire about the refund or share. If your name does not appear in the results of a database search, but you believe that you are owed a refund or share, please call this same toll free number to ask about the status of your case.