HUD: Watch Out For Upfront Fee "QWR" Scams

From the Department of Housing and Urban Development:

• Beware of entities contacting you to prepare a qualified written request (QWR) for a fee. Section 6 of RESPA, per 12 U.S.C. § 2605, provides that a borrower may send a QWR directly to a loan servicer for information relating to the servicing of a federally related mortgage loan. When sending a QWR, you should be specific about the problems that you are encountering in terms of your loan servicing. You may send a QWR directly to your lender without outside assistance. For guidance on how to prepare a QWR, please use the following link: Sample Complaint to Lender. Note that HUD is the primary federal agency responsible for enforcement of RESPA.

Source: Loan Servicing Scams.

Go here for a sample qualified written request.