Do you still owe money after a foreclosure?

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asked Nov 21, 2018 in Real Estate - Renting by Texexnash (240 points)
Do you still owe money after a foreclosure?

When a bank forecloses on your home because of failure to make mortgage payments do you still owe the bank money on the mortgage after they foreclose on you?

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answered Nov 21, 2018 by linda (29,790 points)
When a bank forecloses on your home then sometimes you may still owe at least some amount of the mortgage that you took out for the home.

That is if the foreclosure sale doesn't cover the entire cost of the mortgage when they sell your home to someone else.

The mortgage company will take you to court for the foreclosure process and then may be able to go after other assets to pay back the debt owed.

Also having a foreclosure on your home will put a big dent in your credit score which will make it even harder to get another mortgage sometime later down the road.

You should do what you can to avoid foreclosure and work with the bank because foreclosures will harm your credit score and future ability to get new loans and mortgages.

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