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Mortgage

Friday, August 20, 2021
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Debtors Can’t Easily Glom Uncashed Distribution Checks

Just because a creditor doesn’t cash a distribution check doesn’t mean it’s abandoned and reverts to the debtor.

Monday, August 16, 2021
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Monday, August 16, 2021
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A Trustee Can’t Always Avoid and Preserve an Unrecorded Mortgage for the Estate

Here’s an example of how state law prevents bankruptcy law from being uniform throughout the U.S.

Friday, August 13, 2021
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In ‘Chapter 20,’ Discharged Mortgage Claim Resurrects as Unsecured, EDNY Judge Says

Judge Grossman didn’t abolish ‘chapter 20’ entirely. He required the debtor to treat the subordinate mortgage lender like all other unsecured creditors, even though the debtor’s personal liability to the lender had been discharged in the prior chapter 7 case.