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 ...

Mortgage forbearance is a short-term agreement between a borrower and a mortgage servicer to pause or reduce mortgage payments. Typically, forbearance lasts no longer than 12 months. You can use it to ...

Mortgage forbearance allows you to pause your mortgage payments, usually for up to six months, during a period of financial hardship. If you’re unable to resume payments when forbearance ends, you may ...

The fadeout of the COVID-19 pandemic brings to an end a generous mortgage forbearance program embraced by millions of homeowners. The 110,000 borrowers still deferring mortgage payments, however, ...

Many veterans were just trying to save their homes when they signed up for mortgage forbearance during the pandemic. They could pause their payments and make them up later without penalty. When they ...

After January’s fires destroyed 16,000 structures in Los Angeles County, hundreds of banks signed up for a state-run program designed to help homeowners who lost everything. Mortgage companies agreed ...

Michael Noble Jr. When you walk up to Natalie Donaldson’s little cottage-style house in Tulsa, Okla., you’re greeted by her bright smile, and her well-muscled pit bull named Sigrid. “She’s friendly ...

Ray and Becky Queen live in rural Oklahoma with their kids (and chickens). The Queens were able to buy that home with a VA loan because of Ray's service in the Army. During COVID, the Queens – like ...

Reina Marszalek is a senior mortgage editor at Fox Money who has spent more than 10 years writing and editing content. Fox Money is a personal finance hub featuring content generated by Credible ...