forbearance

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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

Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a press release that the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation has received 233 mortgage forbearance complaints, with 92% resolved in the consumer’s favor.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Successful Covid-19 pandemic-era loss mitigation measures, such as extended forbearance and payment deferrals, have lowered expected losses.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

He thought of the virtues of courage and forbearance, which become flabby when there is nothing to use them on.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck