foreclosure

foreclosure
A remedy provided by state law for creditors secured by an interest in real property to obtain title to the property under certain conditions. American Banker Glossary
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Process by which the holder of a mortgage seizes the property of a homeowner who has not made interest and/or principal payments on time as stipulated in the mortgage contract. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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foreclosure fore‧clo‧sure [fɔːˈkləʊʒə ǁ fɔːrˈkloʊʒər] noun [countable, uncountable] BANKING FINANCE PROPERTY
the act of foreclosing on a loan, or the right to do this:

• As an alternative to foreclosure, the court may order a sale of the property.

• the growing number of redundancies and mortgage foreclosures

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foreclosure UK US /fɔːˈkləʊʒər/ US  /fɔːrˈkloʊʒɚ/ noun [C or U]
► FINANCE, PROPERTY the act of taking back property that was bought with borrowed money because the money was not being paid back as agreed: »

There are concerns about the current housing market, where prices are falling and foreclosures are rising.

 go into/enter/face foreclosure »

When a number of homes go into foreclosure, neighborhood home values take a heavy hit.

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home/mortgage foreclosures

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a foreclosure filing/notice/suit

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a foreclosure auction/sale


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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