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
In refinancing, your husband would lose a raft of federal protections and flexible deferment and forbearance options.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 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
“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
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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