forbearance

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“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

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

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

Successful Covid-19 pandemic-era loss mitigation measures, such as extended forbearance and payment deferrals, have lowered expected losses.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

It was an interesting test of Katz’s forbearance.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson