Foreclosures is a situation in which a homeowner is unable to make full principal and interest repayments on his/her mortgage, which allows the lender to seize the property, evict the homeowner and sell the home, as agreed in the mortgage deal. One month after the homeowner misses a mortgage payment, he/she is in default and will be notified by the lender. Three to six months after the homeowner misses a mortgage payment, assuming the mortgage is still delinquent, and the homeowner has not composed the missed payments inside a specified grace period, the financial institution will commence to foreclose. The particular farther behind the debtor falls, the more difficult it becomes to catch up since lenders add fees for payments that are 10 to 15 days overdue. Each state has their own foreclosure laws covering the notices the lender must post publicly and/or with the homeowner, the homeowner's selections for bringing the loan current and avoiding property foreclosure, and the procedu...