forbearance

Mr. Mamdani would present an enticing target to a political opponent of laconic self-discipline and charitable forbearance.

Consumers generally can get a full or partial forbearance, a temporary arrangement with a lender that allows them to pause or reduce their mortgage payments due to a financial hardship.

The Russian president keeps pushing his luck, and the U.S. president keeps showing him uncharacteristic forbearance.

The payment pause, known as forbearance, artificially inflated borrowers’ credit scores by reporting $0 payments as current.

He spent 15 years in and out of forbearance, deferment and repayment on his federal loans.