Consumer Bankruptcy

Rochelle’s Daily Wire

Expert analysis of the latest court decisions affecting consumer debtors — covering discharge, mortgage servicing, student loans, exemptions, and more.

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Sep 07, 2023 n/a
I am thrilled to briefly pinch-hit here at Rochelle’s Daily Wire, though I doubt that Bill actually knows how to take a “vacation.” For those who have followed RDW through the years, you know that.....
Aug 02, 2023 Michael D. Hawkins
Splitting with the Tenth Circuit, a divided panel on the Ninth Circuit held that the post-petition appreciation in the value of a home belongs to creditors when a chapter 13 debtor converts the case.....
Jul 21, 2023 Richard R. Clifton
Building on the Supreme Court’s decision in Wellness International, the Ninth Circuit closed loopholes to preclude a pro se litigant from reneging on implied consent to final adjudication by a non.....
Jun 15, 2023 Milan D. Smith, Jr.
Joining the Tenth Circuit, the Ninth Circuit also has held that chapter 13 trustees are not paid their fees when cases are dismissed before confirmation. The identical issue was argued on February 15.....
Jun 07, 2023 Margaret M. Mann
Assume the debtor is liable as the transferee of a fraudulent transfer made by someone else who had actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud. In Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, 143 S. Ct. 665 (Sup. Ct. Feb.....
Jun 06, 2023 n/a
Taking sides on a question where the courts are split, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit puts chapter 13 debtors at risk of losing their homes if the price of real estate has risen.....
Jun 01, 2023 Cynthia A. Norton
In chapters 12 and 13, the courts are divided on whether a debtor must show “a substantial and unanticipated change in circumstances” to modify a confirmed plan. Following Eighth Circuit dicta, the.....
May 25, 2023 Mary Jo Heston
A chapter 13 debtor ties the score in the top half of the ninth inning in a game against the trustee. In the bottom half of the ninth inning, the trustee loads the bases with two outs. The batter for.....
Apr 22, 2023 Thad J. Collins
The Supreme Court’s decision in Clark v. Rameker, 573 U.S. 122 (2014), does not mean that all inherited IRAs are not exempt. As explained by Chief Bankruptcy Judge Thad J. Collins of Cedar Rapids.....
Even though the mortgage servicer’s monthly statements after filing said they were for informational purposes only, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel held that the servicer nonetheless.....