The U.S. forbearance rate, measuring the share of mortgages with suspended payments, increased for the second consecutive week from 5.48% to 5.54%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who ...

So, what do you do when you miss student loan payments and can’t keep up? Some borrowers who fall behind have been encouraged to take action to temporarily suspend making payments on their student ...

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 ...

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The total number of mortgages in forbearance declined seven basis points to 5.22% in the week ending Feb. 14, according to the latest estimate from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The trade group ...