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Loan Acceleration

HUD Housing Counselors Glossary

Updated 10-31-2026

Loan Acceleration

The process of accelerating the payment of the full loan balance. Once a homeowner is in default for a certain period of time, a clause in many promissory notes allows lenders to demand immediate payment of the remaining loan balance.

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