January 2022

(Used with expressed permission from the MI Bankruptcy Journal and the Steven W. Rhodes Consumer Bankruptcy Conference) I. Introduction Although...

Gambling is inherently risky, but that rings even more true when a bankruptcy is involved. Section 727(a)(5) allows for denial...

Background A recent Chapter 7 case out of the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, In re Rhodes,1...

Requirements and remedies in Rule 3002.1 apply to reverse mortgages as well as conventional mortgages; while discharge of Chapter 13...

The no man's land between the mortgage due date and late payment is a persistent trouble spot for Chapter 13...

Max Gardner’s Top Ten Reasons The late Waylon Jennings had a hit song years ago called “Sick and Tired of...

NCLC seeking non-profit organizations to sign two letters (one to the CFPB and one to FHFA, FHA, VA, and USDA)...

There is no special language/verbiage. Keep is simple. Stick to one issue per NOE. Pertinent loan/debtor information – “name, rank,...

When do the facts justify a long bar to refiling over the 180-day period in § 109(g)? Sometimes it is...

While a 13 trustee is partially insulated by the Barton doctrine from being dragged into state court, if a movant...