Two ways in which you can prevent a foreclosure are reinstatement and payoff. Learn about Pennsylvania's foreclosure laws and process, from missing your first payment to a foreclosure sale.In a loan reinstatement, you need to find just enough cash. Before a residential mortgage can be foreclosed in Pennsylvania, the lender must give a 30-day notice of intention to foreclose (also known as an Act 6 Notice). This is a formal, written agreement that temporarily increases the monthly payment until the loan is brought current. This usually requires cash down payment. Foreclosure is a complicated multistep process that allows mortgage lenders to repossess homes from homeowners who have missed payments on their mortgage loan. In Pennsylvania, the process of foreclosure commences after you, the borrower, becomes at least 60 days late on their mortgage payments. HEMAP is a loan program to prevent foreclosure. Learn more about a HEMAP loan and how PHFA can help you keep your home.