I need help with this as well. The Software is asking me for the ending mortgage principal for the new lender, which is not listed on box 2 of the 1098 since they did not have my mortgage in 2018. I have the outstanding mortgage principal for the old lender but the software is NOT letting me file without entering a number for the new lender as well. I called my new lender and they told me to leave it blank or to just put the same amount as the previous lender did. But if I do it, it will not match their own copy to the IRS so I don't know what to do and if the software is even calculating my credit for both 1098s correctly. Please help me, I need to file this immediately. Thank you!
