Desperate homeowners facing foreclosure can be easy targets for con artists. They steer their victims away from bankruptcy attorneys: “Don’t ruin your credit!” Just like: “Contact us for free information about the secret the credit card companies don’t want you to know about!” Makes my blood boil. What sounds too good to be true, well,…
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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…
Summers Endorses Bankruptcy Court Mortgage Modification
DATELINE: WASHINGTON The following is the letter released Monday by Lawrence Summers, director-designate of the National Economic Council for the Office of President-Elect Obama: sent to the leadership of both parties in the House and Senate 3. Launch a Sweeping Effort to Address the Foreclosure Crisis: The President-elect has directed his White House and Cabinet…
Mortgage Modifications Failing
The voluntary mortgage modifications announced with much fanfare by various mortgage companies are failing, according to paper by Alan M. White of Valpairaso Law School. Not only are most borrowers unable to make the required payments, many end up owing more than before the modification agreement.
