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A Transfer from the Debtor to a Constructive Trust Isn’t a Transfer of Debtor’s Property

If there’s a constructive trust on property in the debtor’s name, the debtor was only the trustee of the constructive trust and had no legal interest in the property.

3rd Circuit
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Real Estate
Retail

Full story via Calculated Risk blog.

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.

2nd Circuit
Connecticut
Friday, January 3, 2025
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Mortgage
Finance and Banking
Real Estate
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Thursday, January 2, 2025
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Real Estate
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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Finance and Banking
Real Estate
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A Consensual Judgment Is a Judgment Lien Subject to Avoidance Under Section 522(f)

‘Obtained by’ legal proceedings, a consent judgment is still a judgment lien that can be avoided if it impairs an exemption.

6th Circuit
Ohio
Ohio Southern District
Article Tags
Mortgage
Finance and Banking
Real Estate

Full story via Calculated Risk blog.

Monday, December 30, 2024
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Consumer Debt
Mortgage
Finance and Banking
Real Estate
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Tuesday, December 24, 2024
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Mortgage
Real Estate
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