What have they been doing with my payments on mortgage loan? The client has been making a mortgage payment according to the HAMP formula for almost 18 months of her Chapter 13. Yet without a 1098 form, her very capable tax preparer told her she couldn’t deduct mortgage interest on her tax return. Never fear. We have […]
How 13 Works To Save Your House From Foreclosure
Saving a house from foreclosure is the single reason most people file bankruptcy. Bankruptcy stops foreclosure- that’s a given. But then what? How can bankruptcy save the house from foreclosure, rather than just putting off the inevitable loss? After all, the mortgage lender has a lien on the house, and liens aren’t discharged in bankruptcy. […]
7 Keys To Keeping Your House: Chapter 13 After You File
You filed filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy to keep your house and stop the foreclosure. You’ve protected your home, for the moment. Bankruptcy gets you a sheltered legal environment to address the problems with your mortgage. You heave a sigh of relief. But the fight to keep your house isn’t over, just because there’s a stay. […]
It Takes More Than Bankruptcy To Save Your House
Protecting your house from foreclosure ranks high on the list of reasons people file Chapter 13. The automatic stay stops foreclosures; Chapter 13 gives you time to fix the problem. Powerful stuff. But the stay and more time, alone, aren’t enough to save the day if you run afoul of other rules, written and unwritten, […]
Is Home Equity A Substitute For Retirement Savings
My home is my retirement plan. If I had a dollar for every time a client said that, I could retire today. But that approach to funding your old age only works if…. Sell your house to retire The value in your house makes your balance sheet strong, but doesn’t put food on the table […]
Inherited Homes Now Come With Full Measure Of Consumer Rights
Half a loaf is what you too often got when you weren’t the original borrower on a home loan. No mortgage servicing rights under Federal law came title to the property. Whether you inherited the property or it was awarded to you in a divorce, you get shortchanged by the mortgage lender. Even with a […]
Don’t Fall For Your Mortgage Lender’s Insurance
The mortgage lender’s property insurance does not leave you in good hands. No matter how much time it saves you. Your lender is not a good neighbor when it comes to insurance. When your home insurance lapses Somehow my client let her homeowners insurance lapse. She wasn’t worried about it, she told me, because the […]
When The Lender Changes Its Tune After Chapter 13
The mortgage servicer took less than 30 days to change its story, big time. In three weeks time, the loan servicer went from telling the bankruptcy court, under penalty of perjury, that the loan was current, to telling the homeowner that she was $50,000 behind. The whole story appears here. Three weeks! And there, in […]
Bankruptcy Alphabet: H is for House
In my bankruptcy alphabet, H is for house. Can I keep my house if I file bankruptcy, anxious homeowners ask. In most cases, my answer is “yes”. Should you keep the house is another question. Houses are vulnerable in bankruptcy only if there is If the trustee can’t sell the property for enough money to […]
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