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		<title>Should This Mortgage Be Saved?</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2011/10/11/should-this-mortgage-be-saved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monette Cope</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With residential loans defaulting at a record pace, Congress proposed or passed various bills to staunch this consequence of the economic dive-bomb.  The Home Affordable Modification Program (“HAMP”) was enacted to prevent foreclosures through loan modifications.    The general consensus is that this program has not produced the number of loan modifications as hoped.  The process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MERS Under Fire</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2011/10/06/458/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EHonsahicks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MERS, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., is the ostensible nominee for numerous lenders on countless mortgages. Like many in the lending industry, this behemoth is now under fire in courtrooms across America, emerging from a variety of challenges, some as a victim and some as a victor. MERS itself is a nationwide database that facilitates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Bankruptcy Rules Increase Scrutiny Regarding The Filing of Secured Claims and Mortgage Proof of Claims</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2011/10/03/new-bankruptcy-rules-increase-scrutiny-regarding-the-filing-of-secured-claims-and-mortgage-proof-of-claims/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Yunghans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New bankruptcy rules are set to go into effect on December 1, 2011.  Of concern to secured creditors and mortgage lenders are requirements imposed on filing proofs of claims secured by the debtor’s principal residence and claims based on writings.  The changes are to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure Rule 3001 and 3002.1.  Changes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Spouses Cannot Strip Mortgage Liens in Bankruptcy</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2011/04/13/when-spouses-cannot-strip-mortgage-liens-in-bankruptcy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monette Cope</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chapter 13]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a previous advisory, titled “Lien Stripping Prohibited if Debtor is Ineligible for Discharge”, the discussion centered on emerging case law that prohibits a debtor from stripping liens on wholly unsecured mortgage claims when that debtor is ineligible for a Chapter 13 discharge.  A recent case out of the Northern District of Illinois Bankruptcy Court [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Jersey Bankruptcy Court Rejects Debtor’s Attempt to Avoid Lien in a Chapter 7 Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karina Velter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dewsnup v. Timm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In re Laskin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In re McDonald]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In re Talbert]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nobelman v. American Savings Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan v. Homcomings Fin. Network]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following the trend of a majority of the Circuit Courts, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey concludes that a Chapter 7 debtor may not void a lien under §506(d) where the claim is wholly unsecured.  This is an important decision for creditors as it solidifies the principle that a wholly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury Department Issues Guidelines for Use of HAMP in Bankruptcy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monette Cope</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bankruptcy Filings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeowners Affordable Modification Program]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent post advised lenders and servicers of a strategy proposed by a prominent Chapter 13 Trustee to file bankruptcy and apply for a HAMP modification at the same time. To recap, theoretically, the servicer will lower the mortgage payments and a modification would be in executed within 60 days of filing the bankruptcy, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of Chapter 13 Plans That Depend on HAMP Modification</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2010/03/25/beware-of-chapter-13-plans-that-depend-on-hamp-modification/</link>
		<comments>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2010/03/25/beware-of-chapter-13-plans-that-depend-on-hamp-modification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monette Cope</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Homeowners Affordable Modification Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affidavid of Hardship]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Request for Modification]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The bills in both the House and Senate which would have allowed bankruptcy judges to modify the terms of certain mortgages died long ago.  However, one prominent Chapter 13 bankruptcy trustee is promoting his own version of reform by promoting the use of HAMP (Homeowners Affordable Modification Program) in concert with a Chapter 13 bankruptcy.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7th Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Finds Indiana Curative Statute is Retroactive</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2010/03/08/7th-circuit-court-of-appeals-decision-finds-indiana-curative-statute-is-retroactive/</link>
		<comments>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2010/03/08/7th-circuit-court-of-appeals-decision-finds-indiana-curative-statute-is-retroactive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bankruptcy Filings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Procedures & Rules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Indiana, as in most states, a mortgage must be properly acknowledged in order to be valid. This means that the notary present at the mortgage closing must make a written statement confirming that the notary witnessed the mortgagors sign the mortgage documents. If the notary acknowledgement is incomplete or improperly formatted, the mortgage is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debtors May Not Use Bankruptcy To Extend Expired State Court Deadlines</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2010/03/04/debtors-may-not-use-bankruptcy-to-extend-expired-state-court-deadlines/</link>
		<comments>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2010/03/04/debtors-may-not-use-bankruptcy-to-extend-expired-state-court-deadlines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monette Cope</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bankruptcy Filings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Extension of Time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lenders are faced with more and different challenges from debtors in these stressful financial times. One tactic being tried in Illinois is to use bankruptcy to attempt to extend a state court right of redemption on real estate in foreclosure. Illinois Foreclosure law gives a mortgagor a specified and limited time to redeem a mortgage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commercial Real Estate Slump Likely To Result In Uptick In Bankruptcy Filings</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2010/02/10/commercial-real-estate-slump-likely-to-result-in-uptick-in-bankruptcy-filings/</link>
		<comments>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2010/02/10/commercial-real-estate-slump-likely-to-result-in-uptick-in-bankruptcy-filings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Fink</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bankruptcy Filings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 11]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commercial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bankruptcy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the commercial real estate market in a continued pattern of free fall, coupled with the still-lagging economy overall, creditors are likely to see a continued increase in overall bankruptcy filings for the foreseeable future.  For every strip mall or office park that watches as long-time, valued tenants vacate their spaces, there are landlords who [...]]]></description>
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