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 ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. An acceleration clause is a loan contract provision allowing lenders to demand full ...

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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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In 'Bank of New York Mellon v. Dieudonne', the Appellate Division, Second Department determined that a mortgage is accelerated by the filing of a complaint to foreclose the mortgage with an election ...

This article was published in the April 2016 issue of ConsensusDocs (Vol. 2, No. 2). It is reprinted here with permission. Time is money in construction, and project delays can cause contractors to ...