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Who Are Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Debtors? (Part 2 of 2)

(Click here to read, “Who Are Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Debtors?” part 1.) In part 1 of this two-post series, I showcased two tables from the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA) Report for 2016. The information in the tables can help debtors with consumer debts answer common questions they have about Brooklyn bankruptcy …

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Who Are Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Debtors?

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA) of 2005 changed the Bankruptcy Code in many ways that made it harder for debtors to file a simple chapter 7 bankruptcy. However, one potentially positive change it made is requiring federal courts to track data on bankruptcy cases. The information they collect is not particularly …

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‘Venue’ and New York Bankruptcy

Most bankruptcy debtors intuitively understand that they should file their cases close to where they live: Manhattan Bankruptcy is handled in Manhattan, Brooklyn bankruptcy in Brooklyn, and Suffolk County bankruptcy in Central Islip, etc. Because New Yorkers live in dense environs, there can be circumstances where a bankruptcy court in an adjacent jurisdiction is more …

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What Are ‘Unclaimed Funds’ in Bankruptcy?

New York bankruptcy debtors rarely worry about finding their creditors. In many cases, their creditors are exerting great efforts to find debtors and recover debts they owe—or just maintain the stream of payments. Although there are circumstances in which a creditor might not file a proof of claim, a different situation arises when the trustee’s …

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A Mortgage Modification Can Stymie a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

Negotiating a mortgage modification is an alternative to New York bankruptcy that frequently pops up, even though the Home Affordable Mortgage Program was not so successful. Nevertheless, modifications are perfectly reasonable. Debtor-homeowners can reduce their interest rates and monthly payments to align their mortgage costs with their incomes, particularly when they’ve lost substantial equity in …

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How to Find Information About a Bankruptcy Case (Without Talking to Your Lawyer)

Because most New York bankruptcy cases are filed by debtors who are unfamiliar with the process, undoubtedly many want information about their cases’ progress. The same goes for creditors who have been informed of their debtors’ bankruptcies. Good bankruptcy attorneys naturally supply their clients with new developments as they arise, but with the rapid advances …

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Rent-Stabilized Apartments Are Protected in New York Bankruptcy

Nearly a year ago, a case raised the question of whether a rent-stabilized apartment is an asset in New York bankruptcy. The short answer is no; rent-stabilization leases are “public assistance benefits” that are exempt assets under New York creditor and debtor law and therefore beyond the reach of a bankruptcy trustee. The case involved …

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Lessons Learned from Comparing the U.S. Mortgage System to Spain’s

You know the story: real estate prices rose through the 2000s, businesses prospered, and home ownership grew with the houses. Houses that the owners financed with low-interest mortgages that they thought they could easily pay off. Then the bubble burst. Unemployment soared, and the homeowners who could not afford to pay down their mortgages also …

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Income-Based Repayment Plans for Student Loans in 10 Points (Part 1 of 2)

Aside from mortgage debt, one of the more common problems New York debtors face is student loans. These debts can be challenging for debtors to deal with because in 1998 the federal government subjected all federally backed student debt to the undue hardship test for bankruptcy dichargeability. In 2005, it extended it to private student …

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Chapter 13 Debt Limits Won’t Stymie Your New Bankruptcy

The most common route for filing bankruptcy in New York is file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. It’s quicker than Chapter 13 and allows people to discharge many types of debt. In some cases, though, a person may be ineligible for Chapter 7 and must file in Chapter 13, which is often called a “wage earners …

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