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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a forbearance" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of refraining from enforcing a right or obligation, often in a legal or financial context.
Example: "The lender granted a forbearance to the borrower, allowing them extra time to make their payments."
Alternatives: "a reprieve" or "a postponement".
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"They're still charging a forbearance fee, which they don't for federal loans.
A forbearance is only a temporary solution, which often digs the borrower into a deeper hole.
In 2003, the Wellmans signed a forbearance agreement with National City.
Feeling cornered, the Hatchers signed a forbearance agreement, which significantly increased their monthly payment.
(So if, for example, a servicer agrees to a forbearance, you have a record of that call).
Under the new rules, lenders are required to consider a forbearance plan among a number of options to prevent foreclosure.
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"Just when I think it can't get worse something else happens," said Mary Diab, an Overland Park, Kansas homeowner locked in a three-year battle with JPMorgan Chase that began when she sought a medical forbearance after a car accident.
He said borrowers should expect to wait at least two months before receiving a formal forbearance agreement from a servicer.
I'm proposing, at least since we all have it, a little leniency, a little forbearance for discontentment.
The older one, a 23-year-old with a delicate curly beard, had a still forbearance for his 83 lashes.
However, Locke distinguishes between voluntary and involuntary forbearances (E2-5 it.xxi.5: 236), and it makes no sense to characterize an involuntary forbearance as an involuntary voluntary not-doing.
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