forbearance
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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
Expect delinquencies to rise more when administrative forbearance ends in July for some eight million borrowers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Western Alliance Bancorporation filed a lawsuit against Jefferies Financial Group after being informed that $126.4 million in forbearance payments would not be made.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 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
Elizabeth received them with all the forbearance of civility, and, at the request of the gentlemen, remained at the instrument till her ladyship’s carriage was ready to take them all home.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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