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forbearance

[fawr-bair-uhns] / fɔrˈbɛər əns /


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The law also 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 Sep. 15, 2026

However, any forbearance was limited by the legal language in the mortgage.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Rather than stopping payments, you can often legally pause them through official deferment or forbearance programs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Expect delinquencies to rise more when administrative forbearance ends in July for some eight million borrowers.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 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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