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forbearance

[fawr-bair-uhns] / fɔrˈbɛər əns /


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Rather than stopping payments, you can often legally pause them through official deferment or forbearance programs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

My $20,000 in student loans are in forbearance, which means my next payment isn’t due until fall 2028.

From MarketWatch May 26, 2026

The Fed also said that borrowers were more likely to receive forbearance during Covid-19 when a bank was servicing their mortgages as opposed to a nonbank.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

Also authored by Harabedian, AB 238 prohibited mortgage lenders and servicers from requiring borrowers to pay back any forbearance in a lump sum, but it otherwise did not specify repayment terms.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 12, 2026

The families were told to exercise forbearance with inexperienced help.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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