It’s been nearly two months since the number of borrowers who need forbearance on their mortgage began spiking due to coronavirus shutdowns, but it looks like the forbearance curve may be flattening.

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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 ...

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In recent months, Americans who have struggled to pay their bills amid a wave of job losses from the coronavirus pandemic have sought mortgage forbearance options. In fact, according to the Mortgage ...

More homeowners are exhibiting financial distress, the latest housing market trends reveal. Though it rose only slightly from August by three basis points, the number of loans in forbearance increased ...

If your mortgage is in forbearance and you want to refinance, you'll usually need to exit the relief program and make at least three on-time payments before doing so. The waiting period between ...

The coronavirus continues to rock the economy, albeit unevenly. Fewer homeowners overall are seeking mortgage forbearance, which allows borrowers to temporarily pause their monthly mortgage payments ...

A new analysis by property analytics provider CoreLogic shows that nearly three-in-four loans (1.2 million loans) in forbearance reached the 18-month maximum limit as of the end of September.

“How am I supposed to do that? If I have no income, which is why I’m trying to defer payment, how am I supposed to come up with it all at once at the end? That’s out of the frying pan into the fire.” ...

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In addition to its vast human toll, the pandemic has ravaged the financial resources of millions of US homeowners. Since the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act passed last year, more ...