Mortgage

Benchnotes April 2025

April 2025

A Disguised Loan Agreement Didn’t Create a ‘Fair Ground of Doubt’ Under Taggart

The Fifth Circuit undertook a legal analysis of a complex loan agreement to decide there was no ‘fair ground of doubt’ under Taggart that the lender was violating the discharge injunction.

Debtors Have a Narrow Window in ‘13’ to Redeem Foreclosed Property, BAP Says

Because a right of redemption does not give rise to a claim, Section 1322(b) doesn’t enable a debtor to redeem foreclosed property when the right of redemption has expired.

Companies Can Be ‘Bankruptcy Remote,’ if Properly Done

Bankruptcy Judge David Cleary wrote a manual on how a company can be ‘bankruptcy remote’ without violating public policy.

Mortgage Updates

Fourth Circuit Upholds a $31 Million Default Judgment for Discovery Abuses

Long Island’s Judge Grossman warns lawyers that they may be paid nothing if they file chapter 11 cases just to delay a secured creditor, with no legitimate strategy for selling the property, refinancing or confirming a plan.

A Mortgage Deficiency Judgment Is a Judicial Lien Subject to Avoidance Under § 522(f)

A deficiency judgment resulting from mortgage foreclosure is not ‘a judgment arising out of a mortgage foreclosure’ and can be avoided as a judgment lien.