(a) Definitions. “Conduit payment(s)” are post-petition Mortgage payments made by the debtor to the trustee for payment to the Mortgagee under a confirmed Chapter 13 plan. “Gap payment” means the first Mortgage payment that becomes due post-petition.
“Delinquent” means more than two months behind on principal and interest payments. “Mortgage” includes deeds of trust and is not limited to security interests in debtor’s principal residence. “Mortgagee” is the holder of a Mortgage.

(b) Required Conduit Payments; Gap Payment. Conduit payments are required if Debtor (i) was Delinquent on the petition date; (ii) becomes Delinquent before plan confirmation; or (iii) becomes Delinquent after plan confirmation. If debtor is making Conduit payments and the monthly Mortgage payment increases, debtor will increase the Conduit payment if and to the extent necessary to ensure plan feasibility. If debtor’s plan provides for Conduit payments, it must provide for treatment of the Gap payment.

(c) Affidavit Regarding Mortgage Payments. If the debtor’s plan proposes direct Mortgage payments instead of Conduit payments, Debtor must file with the plan an Affidavit Regarding Mortgage Payments demonstrating debtor’s eligibility. Note:  Form NM LF 3015-3(c) was created for compliance with this rule.

(d) Trustee Duties. On plan confirmation, the trustee will make Conduit payments based on the Mortgagee’s allowed proof of claim and may make partial payments until the trustee receives sufficient funds to make full payments. Any notice filed pursuant to BR 3002.1(b) or (c) shall be treated as an amendment to the Mortgagee’s claim. The trustee is authorized to disburse Conduit payments in the adjusted amount as soon as practicable after the time to object expires without objection, or after resolution of any objection. The plan will be deemed modified to reflect the new payment amount. Any notice pursuant to BR 3002.1(b) filed and served more than twenty-one (21) days before the effective date of the new Mortgage payment will be deemed allowed if no objection is filed within twenty-one (21) days after service of the notice. Should any new Conduit payment render the plan infeasible, the trustee may file a motion to amend or modify the plan or to dismiss/convert the case.

(e) Mortgagee Duties. At least forty-five (45) days before any name or address change, the Mortgagee shall send the trustee a notification, using Official Form B2100A/B. Mortgagee shall apply all Mortgage payments received post-petition as provided under the plan. Even if such payments are placed in suspense, forbearance, or similar account, they will be deemed to have been applied to the Mortgage debt. If a confirmed plan is modified to require Conduit payments, Mortgagee must, within twenty-one (21) days after court approval of the modification, file a supplemental proof of claim stating, as of the approval date, the amount of the post-petition Mortgage payment and the amount of any post-petition delinquency.

(f) Plan Modification That Includes Conduit Payments. If the debtor seeks to modify a confirmed plan to include Conduit payments, the proposed plan modification must include the name and address of the Mortgagee, the street address of the mortgaged property,
when the trustee is to start making payments, and the amount and proposed treatment of any post-petition delinquency.

(g) Application of Rule. NM LBR 3015-3 and BR 3002.1 shall apply to all Mortgages.