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By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired)

Confirmation Effect: Creditor bound by plan modifying mortgage. The confirmed and modified, now completed, plan contained language modifying the home mortgage, a provision impermissible under § 1322(b)(2); nevertheless, the creditor withdrew its objection to the plan, and the creditor was bound by the confirmed plan’s terms. The plan provided for full payment of the mortgage, in a specified amount, over the life of the plan, and the debtor expected plan completion to satisfy the mortgage in full. The claim was “provided for in . . .

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By Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Chapter 13 Trustee (Nashville, TN) Other than a recluse without any information of current events, we have been made fully aware of the fact that Congress was fashioning a second stimulus/COVID relief bill. The result is the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; a massive bill with more than 5,300 pages governing a huge expanse of appropriations,...

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Dear Danny, We know that you would not want a tribute – it’s simply not who you are. But we couldn’t let this moment pass without acknowledging how admired and respected you are. We will all miss you and are better for having known you. You are a stellar example of what all humanity should strive to be. As a...

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By Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Middle District of Tennessee (Nashville) Post-petition, pre-conversion equity that accrues in a debtor’s residence during the pendency of a Chapter 13 plan is property of the estate in the Chapter 7 estate following conversion. (Hastings) Goetz v. Weber (In re Goetz), 651 B.R. 292 (8th Cir. BAP, June 1,...

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MFA isn’t just an inconvenience - it’s your digital seatbelt, and in a world of escalating cyber threats, failing to use it is like refusing to buckle up on the freeway.

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