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When you buy a home, you usually get a bank loan and agree to repay it with monthly payments. If you fail to make the payments, the bank can start a foreclosure action.
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If your lender moves to foreclose, taking quick action can help you keep your home.
Clifford L. Tuttle Jr.
Written by Clifford L. Tuttle Jr.
Contributor Level 4

To stop foreclosure, it’s important to have an understanding of how the legal process works and what options you have to try and stop the foreclosure.
Michael Alex Wasylik
Written by Michael Alex Wasylik
Contributor Level 4

If your lender moves to foreclose on your home, defending your foreclosure can buy you time; most of all, it can force your bank to come to the bargaining table and negotiate with you in good faith.
John Thomas Gosselin
Written by John Thomas Gosselin
Contributor Level 5

What is a Short Sale: When a lender accepts a discount on a mortgage to avoid a foreclosure or bankruptcy.
Gene R. Berardelli
Written by Gene R. Berardelli
Contributor Level 4

With foreclosures on the rise nationally, banks and mortgage lenders are more open to negotiating a discounted loan balance due to an economic or financial hardship. This process, called a "short sale" is not for everyone, but it enables home owners to avoid an inevitable foreclosure .
Margery Ellen Golant
Written by Margery Ellen Golant
Contributor Level 8

There are many laws that regulate all phases of the mortgage lending process. Careful analysis of your mortgage can surprise you; often violations occurred which you may know nothing about, but which can then be utilized to renegotiate your loan or to defend you from foreclosure.
Margery Ellen Golant
Written by Margery Ellen Golant
Contributor Level 8

There are several Federal laws that regulate banking, mortgage lending and mortgage contracts. There are many instances where banks, mortgage lenders and brokers have not followed these laws, leaving borrowers stuck in problem mortgages. There are often solutions, even if foreclosure has started.
James W. McNeilly Jr.
Written by James W. McNeilly Jr.
Contributor Level 3

If you are facing a mortgage foreclosure, the time to take action is now. Fortunately for the homeowner in Wisconsin, there are several methods by which it is possible to defend a mortgage foreclosure.
Margery Ellen Golant
Written by Margery Ellen Golant
Contributor Level 8

We are seeing an enormous number of scam artists who are out to take advantage of the desperation of people having trouble with their mortgages, or who are in foreclosure. There are ways to tell who they are and how to avoid them, so that you won't be a victim of these unethical con artists.
Cedulie Renee Laumann
Written by Cedulie Renee Laumann
Contributor Level 3

Facing foreclosure can be overwhelming. But a little knowledge and well planned action can help you face this challenge. When you fall behind on a mortgage, a variety of options may be open to you, including refinancing, loan modification, forbearance, selling, short sales and deeds in lieu.
Teisha A. Powell
Written by Teisha A. Powell
Contributor Level 3

If you are a homeowner that is backed up in mortgage payments for the last 30 to 90 days, you may be in danger of losing your home through foreclosure. As a consumer attorney, I have helped save homeowners their home. My article will provide some useful insight on ways you may avoid foreclosure.
Christy Michele Greene
Written by Christy Michele Greene
Contributor Level 4

If you are named as the defendant in a "foreclosure action" it means that someone- or some entity is claiming that they have the right to take the real property, in which you may claim some interest, in order to to satisfy a debt that was secured by that real property.
Margery Ellen Golant
Written by Margery Ellen Golant
Contributor Level 8

The law varies greatly from state to state regarding deficiency judgment availability and enforcement after foreclosure. A deficiency judgment allows a lender after foreclosure to sue on and to collect the remainder of the loan balance. In Florida, there is a very real risk of deficiency judgment.
Justin Seth Tanner
Written by Justin Seth Tanner
Contributor Level 3

If you are reading this guide, it is likely that you are or will be behind on your mortgage payments. Taking these steps may keep your lender from foreclosing on your home.
James B Countess
Written by James B Countess
Contributor Level 4

Any crisis breeds opportunity for scams. Desperate people lose their objectivity and act irrationally. The ongoing mortgage crisis is now spawning a new wave of opportunistic scams to swoop in on desperate homeowners through bogus 'foreclosure rescue' schemes. Look for these warning signs:
Michele Ann Peters
Written by Michele Ann Peters
Contributor Level 3

Beware of the fraudulent programs - be knowledgeable and empowered.
William E Carter
Written by William E Carter
Contributor Level 3

Here is an excerpt of an article I posted on my web site http://ctforeclosuredefenselawyer.com You can view the full article by going to the web site.
Jose Ignacio Carrillo
Written by Jose Ignacio Carrillo
Contributor Level 4

What is a Foreclosure?--A legal process (in Florida) whereby a lender to seeks to terminate the owner's interest in a property after a loan has been defaulted. When the process is completed, the lender may sell the property (at a foreclosure sale/auction) and keep the proceeds.
David H. Charlip
Written by David H. Charlip
Contributor Level 3

Many homeowners in today's current economic climate have the prospect of foreclosure looming on the horizon. When you realize that you are "in a hole" and will be experiencing cash-flow problems in the near-term, you need to adopt a proactive strategy to meet and defend an anticipated foreclosure.

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