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Mortgage Relief for Homeowners Affected By COVID-19

This article provides tips and explains new protections for homeowners having difficulty making mortgage payments. Included are federal and state forbearance programs and moratoria on foreclosures. Just as important, the article explains how to apply for forbearance, how forbearance prevents foreclosure, and what mortgage repayment options are available once the forbearance period expires.

New Protections from Foreclosure of Reverse Mortgages

A May 6th HUD guidance provides new protections allowing non-borrowing spouses to remain in a home after the spouse borrowing on a reverse mortgage moves to a long-term care facility or passes away. This article details the new protections, examines other foreclosure risks with a reverse mortgage, and sets out borrower rights and strategies to avoid those additional risks of foreclosure.

Home Foreclosures

Mortgage Servicing and Loan Modifications

Truth in Lending

Mortgage Lending

Consumer Credit Regulation

Fair Credit Reporting

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Federal Deception & Abuse Law

Consumer Class Actions

LIBOR’s Death Will Soon Impact $1.4 Trillion in Consumer Contracts

The most widely used index for adjustable-rate consumer contracts, the LIBOR, will soon cease to exist. This article explains new legal requirements that will apply when creditors are forced to change the index and margin on $1.4 trillion of adjustable-rate consumer contracts—millions of home mortgages, home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), credit cards, and private student loans.