forbearance

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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

“I think some people were being offered forbearance that, frankly, didn’t comply with 238 when it should have,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Part of that year-over-year jump, however, is due to resumption of reporting on student-loan repayments after the Covid-19 pandemic payment pause and forbearance period.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

A legion of zombie companies—those whose revenue is insufficient to cover debt repayment and that are sustained only by forbearance from lenders—have long been a drain on Japan’s economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

We looked at each other, trembling on the brink of a quarrel, bitterness parting the threads of forbearance one by one, but while a few still held, suddenly, the outward semblance fell away.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya