Consider Chapter 13 http://considerchapter13.org Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:20:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Teaching Aid: Bankruptcy Infographic http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/19/teaching-aid-bankruptcy-infographic/ http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/19/teaching-aid-bankruptcy-infographic/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:10:08 +0000 CONSIDER CHAPTER 13 http://considerchapter13.org/?p=2742 Login to view this Content.(Not a member? Join Today!)]]> http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/19/teaching-aid-bankruptcy-infographic/feed/ 0 No Look Budgets – Developing An Objective Guide For Reasonable And Necessary Expenses http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/19/no-look-budgets-developing-an-objective-guide-for-reasonable-and-necessary-expenses/ http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/19/no-look-budgets-developing-an-objective-guide-for-reasonable-and-necessary-expenses/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:59:04 +0000 CONSIDER CHAPTER 13 http://considerchapter13.org/?p=2738 . . . → Read More: No Look Budgets – Developing An Objective Guide For Reasonable And Necessary Expenses]]> Login to view this Content.(Not a member? Join Today!)]]> http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/19/no-look-budgets-developing-an-objective-guide-for-reasonable-and-necessary-expenses/feed/ 0 Critical Case Comment: Miller v Deutsche Bank National Trust Company http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/19/critical-case-comment-miller-v-deutsche-bank-national-trust-company/ http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/19/critical-case-comment-miller-v-deutsche-bank-national-trust-company/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:15:12 +0000 Henry E. "Hank" Hildebrand, III http://considerchapter13.org/?p=2731 . . . → Read More: Critical Case Comment: Miller v Deutsche Bank National Trust Company]]> Login to view this Content.(Not a member? Join Today!)]]> http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/19/critical-case-comment-miller-v-deutsche-bank-national-trust-company/feed/ 0 Neal v. Clark, 95 U.S. 704 (1877) http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/19/neal-v-clark-95-u-s-704-1877/ http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/19/neal-v-clark-95-u-s-704-1877/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:40:34 +0000 CONSIDER CHAPTER 13 http://considerchapter13.org/?p=2728 . . . → Read More: Neal v. Clark, 95 U.S. 704 (1877)]]> Login to view this Content.(Not a member? Join Today!)]]> http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/19/neal-v-clark-95-u-s-704-1877/feed/ 0 New and Notable: January 16 2012 http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/19/new-and-notable-january-16-2012/ http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/19/new-and-notable-january-16-2012/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:27:38 +0000 CONSIDER CHAPTER 13 http://considerchapter13.org/?p=2726 . . . → Read More: New and Notable: January 16 2012]]> January 16, 2012
Hank Hildebrand

Critical Case Comment:
by Hank Hildebrand, Chapter 13 Trustee Middle District of Tennessee
In re Munoz,459 B.R. 621 (Bankr. S.D. Tex., June 21, 2011) (Schmidt) 
A creditor that asserted a secured claim in a Chapter 13 case which was subsequently dismissed is estopped from asserting that its claim was an executory contract in a subsequent Chapter 13 case.
Nancy Rapoport
Ask Ms. Ps & Qs 
By Nancy Rapoport

“. . . the court finds that the mortgage claim is disallowed . . . What is the bankruptcy attorney’s responsibility in informing husband/husband’s divorce attorney about the house?”....More.
Vijay Malik

The Market for Bankruptcy Claims
By Vijay Malik, Law Student at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
“Bankruptcy debt and delinquent debt sell at materially different prices given the collection efforts needed to collect on each.”...More.
Hayes

Cert Denied in Baud
By Krispen Carroll, Chapter 13 Trustee, Detroit, MI
Thomas M. White

New Orleans, Louisiana a/k/a NOLA
By Thomas M. White, Law Offices of White & Jorgensen in Omaha, NE
“New Orleans is more of itself and less of any other place in the world. It runs as deep and wide as the Mississippi River. A great place to explore.” New Orleans is the site of the 2012 NACTT annual conference. Make plans NOW to attend – July 12-14.

 NOLA

New This Week In Mortgage Morass: 

 Article: Foreclosures Down But Not Out

 Article: Documents Show Fed Missed Recognizing Housing Fall

 Article: Private Equity Ready for Run on Foreclosures

Article: President NY Fed Urges Mortgage Debt Forgiveness

Article: Feds Want Foreclosures Turned Into Rentals

Article: Short Sale or Foreclosure May Cause Tax Liability

This Week In The News..

 Lawyer's Tactics Leave Him Bankrupt. “Attorney John Murrin would say he's living proof of the old saying, No good deed goes unpunished.”

 IRS to Chapter 13 Debtors: File Your Returns by February 5!

 What Happened At Chase’s Credit-Card Collections Arm?

Just For Fun

 Business Aid - Read this if you are in a supervisory role: Sit Next To A Lazy Worker? Watch Out, It’s Catching

Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics

 Personal Bankruptcies Fall In 2011 To One Out Of 175 Americans

]]> http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/19/new-and-notable-january-16-2012/feed/ 0 $25 Billion Mortgage Servicers Settlement http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/13/25-billion-mortgage-servicers-settlement/ http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/13/25-billion-mortgage-servicers-settlement/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:42:09 +0000 Vijay Malik http://considerchapter13.org/?p=2692 . . . → Read More: $25 Billion Mortgage Servicers Settlement]]> Login to view this Content.(Not a member? Join Today!)]]> http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/13/25-billion-mortgage-servicers-settlement/feed/ 0 Conduit Resource Now Available. http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/13/revised-conduit-resource-now-available/ http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/13/revised-conduit-resource-now-available/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:36:18 +0000 CONSIDER CHAPTER 13 http://considerchapter13.org/?p=2688 . . . → Read More: Conduit Resource Now Available.]]> Login to view this Content.(Not a member? Join Today!)]]> http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/13/revised-conduit-resource-now-available/feed/ 0 Critical Case Comment: In re Garner http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/13/critical-case-comment-in-re-garner/ http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/13/critical-case-comment-in-re-garner/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:22:43 +0000 Henry E. "Hank" Hildebrand, III http://considerchapter13.org/?p=2683 . . . → Read More: Critical Case Comment: In re Garner]]> Login to view this Content.(Not a member? Join Today!)]]> http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/13/critical-case-comment-in-re-garner/feed/ 0 New and Notable: 1/9/2012 http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/13/new-and-notable-192012/ http://considerchapter13.org/2012/02/13/new-and-notable-192012/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:17:20 +0000 CONSIDER CHAPTER 13 http://considerchapter13.org/?p=2681 January 9, 2012

United Student Aid Funds, Inc v. Espinosa By Professor M. Jonathan Hayes, Northridge, CA Issue: Is “an order [confirming a chapter 13 plan] that confirms the discharge of a student loan debt in the absence of an undue hardship finding or an adversary proceeding, or both, … a void . . . → Read More: New and Notable: 1/9/2012]]>
January 9, 2012

Hayes

United Student Aid Funds, Inc v. Espinosa

By Professor M. Jonathan Hayes, Northridge, CA

Issue: Is “an order [confirming a chapter 13 plan] that confirms the discharge of a student loan debt in the absence of an undue hardship finding or an adversary proceeding, or both, … a void judgment for Rule 60(b)(4) purposes”?
Holding: No
…More.
John Gustafson

Stripping – The Finale

By John Gustafson

After a holiday break, we bring you the final in an ongoing series regarding lien stripping. Heads up Chapter 7 practitioners – this installment is for you. Previous installments of Trustee Gustafson’s detailed outline can be found by clicking The Toolbox tab above, then “Stripping” on the dropdown menu or by clicking here …More.
Writing Contest

LAW STUDENT WRITING CONTEST

Once again, the NACTT is proud to sponsor its LAW STUDENT WRITING CONTEST. Click here for details clicking here
Glannon Guide to Bankruptcy

The Glannon Guide to Bankruptcy

The Third Edition to The Glannon Guide to Bankruptcy, written by University of New Mexico School of Law professor Nathalie Martin, recently came out for Kindle. The text, ideal for law students but which can also be used by lawyers to review basic topics, is structured around multiple choice questions and in-depth explanations of bankruptcy topics. The Guide can be purchased clicking here

 Glannon Guide to Bankruptcy

New This Week In Mortgage Morass: 

 Nevada Supreme Court Considers Assignment of Loan in Foreclosure Case

 Home Prices Down for Six Straight Months

Who Maintains Foreclosures?

 Surge of Foreclosures for 2012

 Man Nearly Loses Home Due to Typo

 Sloppy Seconds: Feds Probe Million$ In ‘Double-Billing’ By Banks

 Minnesota: Lien Stripping – Case Could Allow Practice Now Barred In Bankruptcy

This Week In The News..

Attn: Debtor Attorneys, this is a new credit card trick your clients need to know about: Bringing Expired Debt Back to Life

 Attn: Maryland Practitioners: Rules Make Judgments Harder To Obtain – Judgments Against Consumers Need Greater Proof

Follow-up to a previous article: Lawyers Fined $5,000 For Religious Slurs Against Judge; One Is A No-Show And Judge Orders Her Arrest

Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics

 Florida: Bankruptcy Filings Fell in 2011

Texas: Bankruptcy Filings Are Down 10%

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