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How long after missing a mortgage payment does a home get repossessed? A financial counsellor says it doesn't have to come to that

With the Reserve Bank of Australia warning of more interest rate rises in the future, there are fears overextended borrowers might default on their mortgage repayments. 

It's a frightening prospect but Lody Stewart, a financial counsellor who works with Financial Counselling Australia, says there are ways to get yourself out of trouble.

But before we get into that, let's run through the three steps of a bank repossessing a home.

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