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
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
During the pandemic, for instance, borrowers with bank servicers were more likely to receive forbearance on their mortgage payments than those with nonbank servicers, Bowman said in a speech Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 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
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
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