forbearance

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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

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

Harabedian introduced a second bill Wednesday that would provide for mortgage forbearance statewide for homeowners whose residences are uninhabitable after a state of emergency declared by the governor or federal government.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

If they missed payments for three consecutive months, they were placed in forbearance so their loans wouldn’t become increasingly delinquent and mar their credit records.

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