There’s a great recent post by Professor Katie Porter on the CreditSlips.org blog about loan modification scams. If you’ve read other posts on NYBankruptcyNet on the topic of loan modifications, hopefully you’re familiar with the basic gist: namely that any non-lawyer loan modification service (and unfortunately, some lawyer loan modification services) are almost always scams. …
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You may have noticed a couple pieces of bad news circulating in the media the last few days. One is that foreclosures have continued to climb, according to the quarterly statistics put out by RealityTrac. Why the increase? Apparently banks have been delaying a lot of foreclosures as they’ve tried to implement the federal foreclosure …
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The goal of a bankruptcy case is to get the discharge. This is true whether your bankruptcy is in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Long Island or anywhere else in New York or the rest of the U.S. And it’s the same whether it’s a Chapter 7, Chapter 11 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy. The discharge is what …
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BAPCPA Man continues his fight against the seemingly unstoppable Mortgantua. Note: This cartoon is posted with permission from the creators of BAPCPA Man. Read more: Business Bankruptcy Lawyer Click here to see a larger version of the image.
Another great cartoon from BAPCPA Man as he takes on the evil Mortgantua. Really seems to sum up what homeowners must bee feeling if they’re facing foreclosure in New York. To learn more on the topic you can read some of my my previous posts on the topic of Brooklyn NY Foreclosure Attorneys. Note: This …
For New York homeowners facing foreclosure, they may feel like the deck is stacked against them. The economy is in the tank. Credit has dried up. Trying to call your mortgage company and negotiate a loan modification feels like an exercise in futility. And mortgage companies are probably profiting off the delays in the foreclosure …
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As bad as the foreclosure problem has been, it’s apparently ready to get worse, according to this article in the New York Times (“Loans that looked easy pose threat to recovery“). All the adjustable rate mortgages (“ARMs” for short) we’ve been hearing about are getting ready to re-set over the next four years, and that …
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I thought I’d share a few interesting articles from the news that all relate to bankruptcy in one way or another: 1. “Subprime Lenders Getting U.S. Subsidies, Report Says” – Countrywide (now owned by Bank of America), Wells Fargo and other major subprime lenders are now apparently getting subsidies from the government to make more …
Yes, you can keep your home if you file for bankruptcy in New York. But it’s not a given. And depending on your circumstances, there are a few different ways to do it. If you file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy Brooklyn NY, then you can keep your home as long as the remaining equity in …
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As New Yorkers and the rest of America brace for more foreclosures, the loan modification option has not helped as much as hoped. As a result, a number of states have been implementing foreclosure mediation programs and other alternative dispute resolution options aimed at nudging more mortgage banks to the negotiating table. The Center for …
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