forecloses

Takes back collateral

Forecloses is the third-person singular of foreclose.

To foreclose is to take possession of mortgaged property when the borrower fails to make payments: The bank forecloses on hundreds of homes each year.

More broadly, to foreclose is to prevent or rule out a possibility: His early departure forecloses any chance of reconciliation.

legal

mortgage

Secured home loan

court · judicial · litigation · plaintiff · defendant · trustee · summons · decree · filing · proceeding

debt

default

Preset standard option

lender · creditor · insolvency · bankruptcy · loan · interest · overdue · repayment · balance · underwater

seize

repossession

Creditor seizing collateral

reclaim · lockout · bank-owned · surrender · vacancy · displacement · ouster

prevent

bar

Drinking establishment

rule out · shut out · obstruct · thwart · avert · forestall · negate · nullify

finality

termination

Act of ending something

deadline · expiration · last chance · point of no return · irrevocable

Opposites
property/loan outcome

foreclosesrefinances

Replaces existing loan

extends · renews · restructures · reinstates · modifies

option availability

foreclosesopens up

Begins speaking candidly

opens · enables · permits · allows · preserves

process continuation

foreclosesextends

Increases in scope

prolongs · continues · keeps alive · sustains · renews

Phrases
Family

foreclose, foreclosed, foreclosure, foreclosing

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