Title: Understanding Your Foreclosure Rights | Credit.com
Headings: Mortgage Foreclosure FAQs: Understanding Your Foreclosure Rights
Mortgage Foreclosure FAQs: Understanding Your Foreclosure Rights
Foreclosure Defined
What Happens When a House Goes into Foreclosure
Foreclosure and Your House-Related Debt
Lenders’ Obligations in a Mortgage Foreclosure
Ways to Stop or Prevent a Foreclosure
Defenses Against Foreclosure
Tax Issues Related to Mortgage Foreclosure
How Mortgage Foreclosure Impacts Your Credit
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Content: In general, mortgage foreclosure involves the following steps. The mortgage holder gives the defaulting homeowner a written notice of default. This is a formal notice that you have fallen behind on your payments and are in default. The homeowner is given a limited period of time to cure the default and pay all amounts due. That can include interest, penalties, attorney charges and any other fees allowed by your state’s laws and your mortgage contract. Once the time allowed for the homeowner to cure the default has passed, the mortgage holder will give notice of a foreclosure sale. This is the actual day of foreclosure. Many states have a redemption period after the foreclosure sale, allowing you to reclaim your home. Foreclosure and Your House-Related Debt
Foreclosure actions can wipe out some of the property owner’s debt, such as the original mortgage, home equity loans and second mortgages. If the proceeds of the foreclosure don’t cover all the costs of your second mortgage or other home equity loans, you are still obligated to pay those.