CHICAGO -- You may be one of about 3.5 million Americans already in a forbearance on your mortgage, but what if you need an extension? Or what if you want to start paying again? "This is home, Villa ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Need help with your mortgage payments during the pandemic? Federal laws were recently passed during the pandemic to help homeowners get a break on federally backed mortgages. However, ...
If your home is destroyed in a flood, you'll still need to make mortgage payments as usual. You can request a disaster forbearance to get relief from mortgage payments for a period of time. Check out ...
While clearly resembling the COVID-19-era forbearance framework, the California Mortgage Forbearance Act goes further than the CARES Act and also governs the back-and-forth interactions between the ...
Loss mitigation is a collaborative process between borrowers and mortgage servicers to prevent foreclosure. It involves various strategies to help homeowners manage their mortgage payments and avoid ...
Some homeowners affected by the fires in Los Angeles County will have more time — up to a year — to pay their mortgages under a new law signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law went into effect ...
When Rachel Jonas and Rob Fagnani lost their home in California’s Palisades fire in January of 2025, they assumed mortgage relief would help. Instead, they’re facing the possibility of paying a year’s ...
On September 22, the governor of California signed into law AB 238, the Mortgage Forbearance Act, to provide relief to homeowners affected by several January 2025 wildfires. The Act authorizes ...