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Bankruptcy - Two Years Later »

Happy Anniversary! The bankruptcy law changes are now two years old. Many say that the revisions have caused complete chaos in the consumer finance world. Foreclosures are at an all time high and government officials have declared that we are on the precipice of recession. Consumer spending will soon follow. [...]

Your Car - Reaffirm, Redeem or Surrender? - NOT! »

Recently, a Bankruptcy Judge in Connecticut refused to give a lender the upper hand in forcing a reaffirmation of a car loan in a bankruptcy case. Creditors believed that when they re-wrote the Bankruptcy Code, they would force consumers to reaffirm their car loans. That failed because the language is so awkward.
If you [...]

Bankruptcy Discharge of Deficiency Judgments »

The Bankruptcy Courts in Connecticut have determined that a lien arising from a deficiency judgment from a mortgage foreclosure may not be avoidable in a bankruptcy case. This means that if the mortgage bank has recorded the deficiency judgment against other real estate that you own, you may not use the bankruptcy process to [...]

What To Do When You are being Foreclosed - Loss Mitigation »

You’re facing foreclosure and you want to save your home. Can you work with your mortgage lender to get caught up with your payments? Many mortgage lenders claim to have loss mitigation departments to deal with defaults in mortgage loans to avoid foreclosure. Be aware of the common traps.
Loss mitigation or workouts [...]

What To Do When You are being Foreclosed - Deficiencies »

Just because your house has been foreclosed, does not mean that you are free from the mortgage debt or other obligations of the home. You can be held liable for the difference between the market value of the house and the balance of the loan.
When a Court enters a foreclosure judgment in Connecticut, a [...]

What to do when you are being foreclosed - Connecticut »

It’s no secret that foreclosures have increased dramatically in the past few months with the collapse of the sub-prime market. Connecticut has placed ninth in the country with nearly a 125% increase over last year for the month of June. This follows previous increases of 66% and then 87% for April and May. [...]

Court Determines Undisclosed Fees are Improper »

A mortgage company that improperly charged fees and costs in a Chapter 13 case without disclosing the practice to the Bankruptcy Court or to the Debtor will be forced to return all of the improperly applied money. The Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas discovered that Ameriquest Mortgage Company had been misapplying [...]

Top Ten Personal Finance Mistakes - Part 11 »

“Wait!”, you say, “I thought you said there were ten personal financial mistakes?” The worst personal financial mistake you can make is not to admit the mistakes you have made and take the action to correct them. It is possible to get in so deep that the only way out is bankruptcy.
Consider [...]

Top Ten Personal Finance Mistakes - Part 10 »

Emotion leads to irrational decisions and it is never good to let emotion rule when it comes to finance. Some people use spending to cheer up and avoid feeling depressed. Emotional spending will crash you budget. But saving money will be the long term road to financial independence and ultimately, happiness and [...]

Top Ten Personal Finance Mistakes - Part 9 »

Diversify your investments for the future. Financial advisors will always tell you not to put your eggs in one basket. One only need to look at 1929 to see the effect of investing too heavily in the stock market had on investors. This pattern is repeated throughout history.
Currently we are seeing a [...]