Coco and Delany Borrow $110,000 from Employees Credit Union to Buy

Essay

Coco and Delany borrow $110,000 from Employees Credit Union to buy a home. The loan is a fixed-rate mortgage at 3.38 percent with a thirty-year term, subject to an acceleration clause, and secured by the home. When the borrowers have paid off $10,000 of the mortgage-still owing $100,000, plus interest-they stop making payments. Meanwhile, the home's market value declines to $85,000. After six months, the lender decides to take steps to recover the unpaid amount of the loan. What are the lender's options? Which option seems most likely? Why? What steps are involved?