Fighting Foreclosure in Court

Contesting a judicial foreclosure is different than fighting a nonjudicial foreclosure.

To fight a nonjudicial foreclosure, you'll have to start a lawsuit.

Here are the basic steps in defending against foreclosure in court if you don't have a lawyer.

In rare circumstances, you can get the court to set aside (invalidate) a foreclosure sale. Learn when and how you can do this.

Here are the essentials to consider if you want to fight a judicial foreclosure.

Learn about abuses and errors that happen in the mortgage servicing industry.

Banks sometimes lock homeowners out of their homes during a foreclosure without the legal right to do so. Learn how you can prevent it.

A loan servicer can't foreclose on your home while considering your loan modification application.

Learn about common defenses, like servicer mistake, and how you can protect yourself from foreclosure.

Learn some of the common ways that mortgage servicers charge excessive or incorrect fees in foreclosure and how to challenge them.

If a lender starts a foreclosure against you after the statute of limitations has expired, you can raise this issue as a defense.

Learn the basics about judicial and nonjudicial foreclosures.

Foreclosure works differently in different states.

What is a nonjudicial foreclosure? Find out here.

Learn the basics about judicial foreclosures.