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Forbearance and Hardship Options Agent

Assesses borrower hardship and recommends the least-harmful relief path (IDR, deferment, forbearance, modification for private loans), documenting rationale and routing approvals per policy.

Not yet specifiedAssistiveComplexity: High
This agent is in the backlog. Registered interest decides which agents are specified and prototyped next.

What it does

  • Detect hardship signals in inbound and collections conversations
  • Gather income, expense and circumstance information
  • Evaluate IDR before forbearance for federal loans and modification options for private loans
  • Recommend option with evidence and policy rule applied
  • Route to human approver where required and deliver borrower explanation

Systems and data it works with

  • Servicing platform
  • Loss-mitigation workflow
  • Case management
  • Contact-center platform