A legal process to force the sale of mortgaged property to repay a mortgage debt.

A proceeding in which a creditor may legally take possession of money or goods held by a third party in payment of a borrower's debt.

A remedy or action taken to seek correction of an error.

Property a debtor is allowed to keep in a bankruptcy proceeding.

The process of taking an asset that was used for collateral, such as a car, and selling it to pay a debt.

A document that gives a person's credit history and current credit status.

A legal procedure to relieve a person who cannot pay debts of those debts or to create a payment plan for paying some of the debts

The process of getting one loan to pay all other existing debts.

A court order that pardons a debtor from paying some debts.

A loan in which the equity in a home is used as security for the loan.