The Biden Administration is extending the nation’s foreclosure freeze, a move that could prove especially helpful to Las Vegas homeowners as the valley grapples with a battered economy and a higher-than-average share of late mortgage payments.

The White House on Tuesday announced the administration is extending the foreclosure moratorium for homeowners through June and extending the mortgage forbearance enrollment window until the end of June as well.

Such protections had been slated to expire next month, “leaving many at risk of falling further into debt and losing their homes,” a news release said.

Foreclosure ban extension likely to help struggling Las Vegans