What Is an Acceleration Clause? Find Out Now Before You Mess Up Your Mortgage MABA Massachusetts RealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers
If you have a mortgage, odds are your contract includes an acceleration clause. It basically means that if you break any terms of your loan, your lender can demand “accelerated” payment. In other words, rather than paying that money back over 15 or 30 years as planned, the whole amount is due immediately.
Sound stressful? Here’s what home buyers and owners should know about a mortgage acceleration clause, including what triggers it and how to keep this scary scenario from happening.
What to know about an acceleration clause
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