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Judicial Merry-Go-Round

Consumer Commission: Final Report & Discussion

Consumer Law Developments

Taking Your Individual Chapter 11 Through Plan Confirmation

Michigan Court Allows Curing a Chapter 13 Payment Default After Five Years

Some lower courts don’t allow chapter 13 plan payments after five years, but two circuits do.

Student Loans: How Do We Deal with Them Before and After Bankruptcy?

Direct Mortgage Payments Are ‘Under the Plan,’ Ninth Circuit BAP Says

BAP joins the majority of courts by saying that defaulting on direct mortgage payments precludes a chapter 13 debtor from receiving a discharge.

Denying Chapter 13 Discharges for Direct-Payment Defaults

June 2019

Lenders Admonished to Demand Nothing More in Plans than the Law Allows

Judge Hunt in Chicago tells debtors’ counsel to oppose inclusion of unjustifiable provisions in chapter 13 plans, even if it means contested confirmation hearings.

Arizona Judge Grants Discharge Despite Default on Direct-Pay Mortgage

Courts are split on denying a chapter 13 discharge for missing payments made directly to the mortgagee.