There are usually more paths forward than anyone has told you about — and which ones are still open depends on where you are in the timeline, not on how you got here. Let's find out what yours are.
Most people wait longer than they should to ask, because it feels like admitting something.
It isn't. Understanding where you stand is what gives you choices — and the earlier you look, the more of them there are. Reaching out costs you nothing and commits you to nothing.
— Angela
California foreclosure follows a defined sequence. Knowing where you actually sit in it changes everything about what is still available to you.
Timelines vary by lender and circumstance, and this is general information rather than advice about your specific file. The only way to know where you stand is to look at what has actually been recorded — which LBA will do for you at no cost.
Four of these keep you in the home. Two involve selling. All six are worth understanding before you rule any of them out.
If income has recovered or funds are available — savings, family, a tax refund — paying the arrears plus fees stops the process entirely and the loan continues as if nothing happened. The servicer has to accept it up to a point in the timeline. Knowing exactly what that figure is, and exactly how long you have to produce it, is the first thing we find out.
Talk Through This Option →The past-due amount gets spread across your normal payments over several months. You pay a little more each month until you are current. Servicers offer this routinely when the hardship has passed and income supports the higher payment. It requires asking, and asking the right way.
Talk Through This Option →Rather than catching up, the loan changes. The rate, the term, or the balance may be adjusted so the payment fits what you can actually afford now. Arrears are often folded into the balance. It takes documentation and time, which is why starting early matters far more than most homeowners are told.
Talk Through This Option →Equity you have built can pay off the arrears and restructure the debt into a single manageable payment. Credit and timing both matter here, and options narrow as the process advances — which is the single strongest argument for having this conversation sooner rather than later. This is our own field, so we can tell you quickly whether it is realistic.
Talk Through This Option →A foreclosure takes the equity with it. A sale before that point protects it and puts the proceeds in your hands. You may have more equity than you assume, particularly if you have owned for several years. We will pull the actual numbers and show you what a sale would net — traditional or cash — so the decision is based on figures rather than fear.
Talk Through This Option →The lender agrees to accept less than the full payoff and release the lien. It takes negotiation and documentation, and not every lender approves one — but it resolves the debt without a foreclosure on your record, and the credit impact is meaningfully different. We have handled these and I will tell you honestly whether yours is a candidate.
Talk Through This Option →Which of these is realistic depends on your equity, your income, and where you are in the timeline. That is exactly what the first conversation is for.
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Rough estimate based on a 43% debt-to-income guideline with an allowance for taxes, insurance and mortgage insurance. Down payment defaults to 3.5%, the FHA minimum. The rate shown is a starting assumption you can change — it is not a quoted rate. Not a quote, an offer, a pre-approval, or a commitment to lend.
Principal and interest only. Excludes property taxes, insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance. The rate shown is a starting assumption you can change — it is not a quoted rate. Not a quote, an offer, or a commitment to lend.