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Get in touch with your lender as soon as you realize you may be in trouble. Lenders would rather have a paying customer than an empty house on their hands. Filing for bankruptcy or a lawsuit can slow or stop the foreclosure process, but start by contacting your lender.
Foreclosure proceedings begin with a complaint filed by the lender. The borrower is served a copy of the complaint and a summons, along with a notice of his or her rights during foreclosure. In most cases, the borrower has 30 days to file a response. Failure to respond will result in a default judgment for the lender.
If you are struggling to make your monthly mortgage payment, don't panic. In Illinois, it can take approximately 12-15 months for a foreclosure to be completed.
If it has been 30 days or less, you can get rid of ("vacate") a default judgment by filing a motion. This is a written request to the judge asking them to throw out the judgment. You will have to send a copy of the motion to the other party in the case, and then show up in court for a hearing.
Stopping Foreclosure in Illinois Negotiating with your lender to allow for makeup payments; Helping you submit the arrears amount, if you are able, to end the foreclosure process; Applying for state and federal relief to block the foreclosure; Battling the lender if they have unjustly started foreclosure;
Usually when foreclosing on a property the bank presents the owed amount including interest charges penalties and fees. The judge award that amount or another calculation he feels necessary. This is called the final judgement amount.
The sale is an auction, which is open to the public. At the sale, the lender usually makes a credit bid. The lender can bid up to the total amount owed, including fees and costs, or it may bid less. If the lender is the highest bidder, the property becomes "Real Estate Owned" (REO).
You must file the Answer with the Clerk of Courts. Your Answer is due 28 calendar days after you got the Summons and Complaint by Once foreclosure case is filed against you in court, you are a defendant in the lawsuit and will receive a copy of the complaint. You have 28 days to respond.
Final judgment is the last decision from a court that resolves all issues in dispute and settles the parties' rights with respect to those issues. A final judgment leaves nothing to be decided except decisions on how to enforce the judgment, whether to award costs , and whether to file an appeal .
A default judgment is granted in favor of the lender without foreclosure proceedings. If you're facing a default judgment, you have very little time to try to save your home, and acting quickly is extremely important. A lender can move for a default judgment if the borrower fails to respond to a foreclosure lawsuit.