Virginia

Virginia
Foreclosure
Process

Security Instrument(s): Both Mortgage and Trust Deed.

Foreclosure Type(s): Judicial (rare) and Non-judicial.

Judicial Foreclosure: A foreclosure process in which the lender must file a lawsuit against the borrower to obtain a court order to foreclose on a Mortgage document.

Non-judicial Foreclosure: A foreclosure process where a third party Trustee has the power to foreclosure and initiate a sale based on a Trust Deed instrument.

Initial Public Notice: Publication.

Estimated Foreclosure Process Period: 45+ days.

First Notice to Sale Time Period: 14+ days.

Redemption Period?: None. (Judicial foreclosures only)

Deficiency Balance?: Yes.

* * * This information represents MRP’s current understanding of the Virginia foreclosure process. For the most detailed and up to date information, your should contact your local county government.* * *

Once you have received a Notice of Default (NOD), Notice of Filed Foreclosure or Notice of Foreclosure Sale/Auction, only an experienced foreclosure attorney can effectively represent your interests. If you have received one of these notices, review some of the options below, and schedule a FREE attorney consultation today!

Mitigation Attorneys

Let a Representative of an established mortgage mitigation law firm explain your options regarding loan modification, reinstatement, forbearance, principal reduction and foreclosure alternatives like short sale, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure (DIL), cash for keys, and leaseback. When appropriate, the Representative can also schedule a NO COST mitigation attorney consultation!

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Litigation Attorneys

Should You Sue Your Lender?

Since the exposure of widespread fraud and deceptive practices by some of America’s largest banks, legislators have passed new laws giving homeowners causes of action to sue their lenders. As a result, many homeowners are hiring litigation attorneys to sue their lenders and use other aggressive legal tactics to stop the foreclosure process and resolve their troubled mortgages.

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HUD Approved Housing
Counseling Agencies
Located in Virginia

If you are behind on your mortgage, facing foreclosure or stuck in a bad loan, look for organizations offering “Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling” services. Organizations are listed in alphabetical order, by city.

THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC) PROHIBITS ANY “NON-ATTORNEY” FROM NEGOTIATING MORTGAGE DEBT ON BEHALF OF A DISTRESSED HOMEOWNER. YOU SHOULD BE SKEPTICAL OF ANY “NON-ATTORNEY” ORGANIZATION’S ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE ASSISTANCE YOU NEED TO PREVENT FORECLOSURE!

Many of these organizations will end up recommending that you retain a foreclosure attorney. Most experienced foreclosure attorneys prefer to represent homeowners from the beginning of negotiations. Negotiating yourself or through a non-attorney third party can actually do harm, so we recommend a NO COST FORECLOSURE ATTORNEY CONSULTATION before you do anything else! You can also speed up the process by completing our ONLINE FORECLOSURE ATTORNEY EVALUATION. Your completed form is immediately routed to a foreclosure attorney licensed to practice in your state. You will receive a phone call with results and any further questions.