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What Makes a Simple Chapter 13 Case

August 28, 2017 by Chris Kane

 Even a simple Chapter 13 case has many powers unavailable under Chapter 7. So the extra time Chapter 13 takes can be highly worthwhile.    Chapter 13 Consumers file a Chapter 13 case mostly because of significant advantages that it gives them over Chapter 7. Also, sometimes people ... Read More »

Filed Under: Home Mortgages Tagged With: bankruptcy options, catching up property taxes, Chapter 13 plan, curing mortgage arrears, mortgage arrearage, mortgage lenders

Chapter 13’s Tools for Your Home Mortgage

April 10, 2017 by Chris Kane

Chapter 13 gives you many tools to help you manage your home mortgage. Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 13 in General Chapter 7 “straight bankruptcy” and Chapter 13 “adjustment of debts” give you two very different ways of attacking your debts. This includes your home mortgage. Chapter ... Read More »

Filed Under: Home Mortgage Tagged With: automatic stay, judgment lien removal, mortgage, mortgage arrearage, mortgage lenders, second mortgage stripping

Chapter 13 Gives You Lots More Time to Pay Crucial Creditors

April 3, 2017 by Chris Kane

When you’d like to favor certain important debts over others, often Chapter 13 makes this possible.  Using the Bankruptcy Laws to Your Advantage One of the basic principles of bankruptcy is that you usually can’t favor one debt over your other debts. You can’t except when the ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13 Tagged With: automatic stay, Chapter 13 plan, child and spousal support, mortgage arrearage

Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 13 and Your Home Mortgage

February 20, 2017 by Chris Kane

Here are 7 ways filing a Chapter 7 case can help you deal with your home lender and 8 ways filing a Chapter 13 one can.    If you’re buying a home, your mortgage and other related debts are probably your biggest and most important ones. So it’s no surprise that the choice ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13, Chapter 7, Mortgages Tagged With: child and spousal support liens, contractor's lien, judgment liens, mortgage arrearage, mortgage lenders, tax liens

Get Chapter 13 Help for Special Debts

June 13, 2016 by Chris Kane

Chapter 13 protects you while you catch up on or pay off important debts.   Chapter 7 sometimes doesn’t help you enough with certain debts. Those tend to be ones that either can’t be written off or you don’t want to write off. Examples are relatively recent income tax debts, child and spouse ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13 Tagged With: automatic stay, child and spousal support, home mortgage, income taxes, mortgage arrearage, tax penalties and interest

A Fresh Start on Your Home with Chapter 13

January 22, 2016 by Chris Kane

Adjusting your mortgage and other home-related debts under Chapter 13 can often give your home the very best fresh start.   Our last two blog posts have been about two options for when you need help making mortgage payments: a mortgage modification and a forbearance agreement. In a nutshell, a ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13, Mortgages, Real Estate Tagged With: Chapter 13 plan, disposable income, forbearance agreement, mortgage arrearage, mortgage modification

A Fresh Start with a Forbearance Agreement

January 20, 2016 by Chris Kane

Whether you’re about to fall behind on your mortgage or have already done so, a forbearance agreement avoids foreclosure while you catch up. Quick Definition A forbearance agreement gives you short-term relief to deal with a temporary period of financial hardship. Your mortgage lender agrees, ... Read More »

Filed Under: Mortgages, Real Estate Tagged With: forbearance agreement, Foreclosure, home mortgage, mortgage arrearage, mortgage modification, property taxes

A Fresh Start with a Mortgage Modification

January 18, 2016 by Chris Kane

Mortgage modification may reduce your monthly payments but not likely reduce your balance owed. So it costs less short-term, not long-term. Quick Definition A mortgage modification is a permanent restructuring of one or more of the terms of the mortgage intended to make it more affordable on a ... Read More »

Filed Under: Mortgages, Real Estate Tagged With: home mortgage, homeowners, mortgage arrearage, mortgage lenders, mortgage modification, second mortgage stripping

A Fresh Start on Your Home If You’re Behind on Your Mortgage

January 15, 2016 by Chris Kane

If you are behind on your home mortgage & want to keep your home, do a mortgage modification, a forbearance agreement, or a Chapter 13 plan.   The Three Options Here’s a summary of 3 ways to get a fresh start on your mortgage: A mortgage modification is a permanent restructuring of ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13, Mortgages, Real Estate Tagged With: Chapter 13 plan, forbearance agreement, mortgage arrearage, mortgage arrears, mortgage lenders, mortgage modification

Giving Thanks for Chapter 13 “Adjustment of Debts”

November 30, 2015 by Chris Kane

It’s way past Thanksgiving but Chapter 13 has many features that make you take notice and appreciate what they can accomplish. During Thanksgiving week we told you about 10 features of Chapter 7 “straight bankruptcy.” It only seems fair to bring you the same for Chapter 13 ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13 Tagged With: automatic stay, cramdown, mortgage arrearage, second mortgage stripping, stripping liens, vehicle cramdown

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