Foreclosure is the legal process for mortgage companies taking your house. It is much in the news these days, with mortgage companies being questioned on the legal documents they produce in courts, in cases of judicial foreclosure. Mortgage simply means: debt secured by real estate; pledging your home as collateral, or security, for a loan….
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Judicial Mortgage Modification Will Work!
Mortgage cramdown, or judicial mortgage modification, will help prevent home foreclosures and will NOT disrupt the residential mortgage lending market. So says a new study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. For a less scholarly explanation of Chapter 13 judicial mortgage modification, see the L. A. Times article by Lew Sichelman. Perhaps my favorite…
Avoid Foreclosure With Non-Bankruptcy Cramdown?
Is your home worth less than what you owe on the mortgage, or mortgages? That is called: underwater. This encourages people to stop paying and let mortgage foreclosure happen, even if they can afford the payments. In Michigan now, for homes that have a mortgage more than half are underwater. Tune I have been singing…
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Reform – Bankers Oppose
Stunning news, the bailed out, whose appetite, and need, for our money knows no bounds, oppose Chapter 13 bankruptcy reform that would let homeowners avoid foreclosure and keep their homes by allowing bankruptcy courts to re-write the terms of their mortgages. It is time to yell (OK, maybe speak) to our representatives, that they have…
CONSOLIDATION LOANS AND REVERSE MORTGAGES
by NCLC It is almost never a good idea to mortgage your home to pay off credit card and other unsecured debt. By trading in credit card debt for a mortgage loan, you risk the loss of your home if you continue to have financial problems. Refinancing an existing mortgage may make sense, but generally…
