Mortgage

New York’s ‘Loss Mitigation’ Program Survives One Lender Attack

SDNY’s ‘loss mitigation’ program for mortgage modification may face another attack.

Stripped-Off Mortgages Don’t Count Toward Chapter 13 Unsecured Debt Limits

Ninth Circuit BAP removes another potential barrier to using “chapter 20.”
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Fifth Circuit Clarifies Rule on Surcharging Collateral Under Section 506(c)

Specific intent to benefit the lender not required before surcharging collateral.
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Second Circuit Charts a New Course Favoring Debtors on the FDCPA

Circuit split grows on the conflict between the Bankruptcy Code and the FDCPA.
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