Bankruptcy Blogs

Housing Finance Reform: the Role of the PLS Market

10/01/13

I testified on housing finance reform today before Senate Banking. It was a strange experience being in the Hart and Dirksen Senate Office Buildings with the shutdown. The halls were eerily empty. Fortunately, the Senate Banking Committee is continuing to do the people's business.

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QM and Nonjudicial Foreclosures

10/01/13

The Dodd-Frank Act provides that failure to verify a borrower's ability to pay on a home mortgage entitles the borrower to a "asset a violation...as a matter of defense by recoupment or set off".  15 USC 1640(k). 

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Will Obamacare Reduce Bankruptcy Filings?

10/01/13

Guess what day it is…Guess what day it is?camel

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Florida's Third DCA Allows MERS Standing to Foreclose

10/01/13

Miami Personal Bankruptcy Lawyer Jordan E. Bublick has over 25 years of experience in filing Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases. His office is centrally located in Miami at 1221 Brickell Avenue, 9th Fl., Miami and may be reached at (305) 891-4055.  www.bublicklaw.com

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Debtor Allowed to Claim New $4,000 Section 222.25(4) Personal Property Exemption if Abandons Homestead and Does Not Claim as Exempt

10/01/13

Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 Bankrutcy Law - Miami Personal Bankruptcy Lawyer Jordan E. Bublick has over 25 years of experience in filing Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases. His office is centrally located in Miami at 1221 Brickell Avenue, 9th Fl., Miami and may be reached at (305) 891-4055.  www.bublicklaw.com

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Government Shutdown Hits Bankruptcy Watchdogs

10/01/13

By Joseph Checkler and Stephanie Gleason

U.S. bankruptcy courts remain open for business, but the government shutdown leaves them far from full strength.

Only one third of the employees from the U.S. Trustee Program, the Justice Department unit that monitors bankruptcy cases throughout the country, are essential workers who are required to work through the shutdown. The other 780 employees have been furloughed.

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When Screening for Bad Guys, Matching Names No Longer Enough

10/01/13

In a little-noticed agreement with Wells Fargo, the Office of Foreign Assets Control raised the bar on acceptable checking practices and potentially exposed many other financial institutions to penalties.

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Counterargument: The Case for Slowing Dodd-Frank

10/01/13

Editor-at-Large Barbara A. Rehm has argued for months that Dodd-Frank implementation should be sped up so banks can know the rules they face. A slew of sources disagree – here’s why.

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