Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. An acceleration clause is a contract provision that allows a lender to require a borrower to ...

An acceleration clause allows a mortgage lender to demand full repayment of the loan if certain conditions are not met. This clause protects against missed payments, violations of loan terms, or ...

Acceleration clauses, a common feature in mortgage contracts, require that you pay off your entire loan balance immediately in a single lump sum. If you're unable to pay off the mortgage, the lender ...

It’s no secret that the double whammy of inflation and high interest rates continues to hurt Americans’ finances. Further compounding the issue, an Insurify survey found that “homeowners will again ...

Typically used to guard against defaults on loans, an acceleration clause allows a non-breaching party, in the event of default, to require payment of the entire amounts outstanding under the ...

Acceleration Clauses in Foreclosure Actions: New Rules In their Foreclosure Law column, Adam Leitman Bailey and Adam M. Swanson review recent case law and discuss some of the benefits and pitfalls ...

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