If your mortgage was sold to a new lender during 2017, then
you should have two form 1098s to enter
for your tax return – one from the previous company and one from the new one.
If you only enter the information from the new lender, you
will not be getting the deduction for the full year of mortgage interest. You should contact your former lender to try
to get the information from them for the amount of mortgage interest and
property taxes paid during the time they serviced your loan. Many times, if you call the customer service
number for the company, there will be an automated system that will give you
that information over the phone so it can be included on your return.
