Post-Closing Demands for Mortgage-Related Fees Assessed During a Chapter 13 Plan Part II
Editor's Note: Part I was published in the May 2006 issue of the ABI Journal. Part II examines the legality of a mortgage creditor's attempts at post-closing collection of mortgage-related fees and charges incurred during the pendency of a chapter 13 plan by focusing on
Unintended Consequences BAPCPA and the New Disposable Income Test
The passage of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) has been the subject of most of the articles in the Consumer Corner column of this Journal for the past year. Much of the discussion has focused on the additional burdens imposed
The Lost Day Exigent Circumstances and the Timing of Credit Counseling
Attend any bankruptcy-related legal conference, CLE or bar meeting (sometimes even happy hour at the local pub after a heavy day of §341 hearings) and the topic of the new mandatory credit counseling requirement isn't too far from someone's lips. Most of those