Also, please note that if the lender declines the terms of the short sale that the lender may pursue a foreclosure action against you and the foreclosure will not stop and will proceed with a sale date ultimately being entered and the property being sold at public auction if some action is not taken by you to resolve the delinquency with your lender); and (b) providing all title work for the closing.

So as strange as it sounds BANKS will ultimately be the winners of this disaster, at least the ones that survive.

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