Besides all of the strategies we are collecting for you here, there are some monetary resources you could consider. Things like reverse mortgages are not likely to yield you anything if you are in trouble because you needs lots of equity to get into those. But there are private lenders and peer to peer lending groups that are getting more…[...]
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ECONOMICS: How Economists downplay substitution on the supply side, and discount American Innovation, American Ingenuity and American Temerity. Bad policy from flawed measurements. Flawed Measurements from biased, agenda-based ideology. "The central problem confronting the new President is not the political issues of conflicting ideology nor the "choices" presented by well-intentioned economists; the real issue is leadership in seeing what economists…[...]
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The Federal Truth in Lending Act: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You Pamela D. Simmons Introduction Ten years ago, I represented the borrower in a case that stemmed from a title company’s failure to secure a loan on all of the borrower’s land. (The title company had listed only one of several parcels of land and the lender was…[...]
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Exemption Express Website Unveiled By Jill Michaux, Kansas Bankruptcy Attorney on May 23, 2008 in Bankruptcy Legislation,Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, Benefits of Bankruptcy, General Bankruptcy Information,Kansas, Protecting Assets In Bankruptcy Lawyer John R. Bates of New Philadelphia, Ohio, has published a new website,ExemptionsExpress.Com, which is a phenominal resource for consumer bankruptcy attorneys. He has spent hours and hours compiling the exemption laws for all 50 states.…[...]
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Strategic Comment: There are two ways for you stop foreclosure, sale and eviction dead in its tracks. One is to file bankruptcy under Chapter 13 which is an opportunity for debtors to reorganize their payments to creditors. An automatic stay goes into effect immediately upon filing with the Bankruptcy Court. Creditors who say or do anything in furtherance of collecting…[...]
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Foreclosure Defense: Issues, Pleadings and Analysis
May 22, 2008
We are still in process of revising our manuscript for publication with all the forms we can think of. Here is a summary of our findings thus far. Generally we have two types of jurisdictions --- the non-judicial sale jurisdictions and the mortgage foreclosure jurisdictions. California, Arizona and Nevada are non-judicial sale jurisdictions as are many others. Florida is a…[...]
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Take a look at the article (link below) which highlights the essential issues. It's a bit choppy in reading but it makes the points you should consider as you plan your strategy for dealing with life over the next 10 years. Despite assurances from the administration and those on Wall Street who are trying to bolster confidence in U.S. financial…[...]
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We have attempted to provide assistance here to attorneys and to people without attorneys. A good friend and colleague submitted the following piece which is well worth reading. In reading through the many mortgage "horror stories" which I have seen both on your blog and elsewhere, it is understandable that homeowners who are being sued for foreclosure are frustrated with…[...]
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Foreclosure Defense: Forcible Detainer and Eviction
May 20, 2008
We have received several urgent/emergency requests from people who are so far along in the process of this mortgage meltdown, that they feel hopeless and helpless. We can't give you a magic bullet, but things are not quite as bad as they seem. As for stopping the eviction ---- Yes, it is POSSIBLE: It depends upon whether you get a…[...]
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most vendors are looking for money up front that will make them rich while you go down the tubes More and more "professionals" are coming out of the woodwork to "help" with your mortgage. Whether you are in default, foreclosure, in the midst of sale or eviction, or just sitting with a mortgage where the note is worth more than…[...]
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