foreclosure

Georgia Supreme Court: Foreclosure Confirmation Requirements Can be Waived By Borrowers And Guarantors

03/02/16

foreclosure bank ownedDid the Georgia Supreme Court effectively repeal the foreclosure confirmation statute by affirming the rights of lenders to include waivers in their standard loan documents for both borrowers and guarantors?  That appears to be the case.  In PNC

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Tax Consequences of Foreclosure or Short Sales of Certain Primary Residences

05/11/14

(305) 891-4055 - 25 Years of Experience,  Over 8,000 Cases Filed - Free Initial Consultation - Miami Bankruptcy Lawyer Jordan E.

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Modify Mortgage During Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

04/29/14

One possible avenue to save your home from foreclosure may be to file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy relief and then to negotiate with the mortgage servicer for a mortgage modification while the Chapter 13 bankruptcy is pending. The filing of the bankruptcy stops the progress of the foreclosure action and may give the homeowner many months to negotiate a modification. Perhaps the mortgage company may be more willing to allow a mortgage modification if faced with the alternative of a Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan.

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Modify Mortgage During Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

04/29/14

One possible avenue to save your home from foreclosure may be to file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy relief and then to negotiate with the mortgage servicer for a mortgage modification while the Chapter 13 bankruptcy is pending. The filing of the bankruptcy stops the progress of the foreclosure action and may give the homeowner many months to negotiate a modification. Perhaps the mortgage company may be more willing to allow a mortgage modification if faced with the alternative of a Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan.

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Secured Lender’s Post-Discharge Communications To Debtor Did Not Violate Discharge Injunction

06/20/13

In Mele v. Bank of America, et al., Adv. Proc. No. 12-5031, 486 B.R. 546, 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 455 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. January 8, 2013)(J.

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Is Now a Good Time to Buy?

03/27/13

Foreclosure Rates are Down and Housing Sales are Up The end of 2012 may have marked the close of our most recent recession.  Recent reports are showing that foreclosure rates were down by 41 percent in Los Angeles County when compared to the previous year.  This decrease in foreclosures, combined with the increase in housing [...]

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So you stopped that foreclosure by filing a bankruptcy case. Now what?

03/06/13

Filing a bankruptcy case is the first step in stopping a foreclosure on your home and the imposition of the “automatic stay” on collection activity stops the mortgage lender dead in their tracks, but for how long? Not long enough unless you do what the Bankruptcy Code requires. Make your post petition mortgage payments on [...]

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