Ethics

HOA Fees Liability After Bankruptcy
I read an interesting blog post about liability for homeowners association fees after filing Chapter 7 banrkuptcy.I still owe HOA Fees after I filed Bankruptcy and Surrendered my Home? : Bankruptcy Law Network...

Reasonable Attorneys Fees For Chapter 7 Is Subject Of Bankruptcy Court Order
I have rarely discussed bankruptcy attorneys fees in this blog even though I know that fees are an important consideration for readers who are considering filing bankruptcy. I do not want this blog to be interpreted as an advertisement for....

Bankruptcy Fees
Bankruptcy fees in megacases are getting some media attention. I can't say whether Weil's fees have been too high or not, I think a little context would help. Stating the billing dollars alone makes things look shocking, but how many...

Bankruptcy Judge for Chapter 13 Reform
No one has advocated Chapter 13 bankruptcy reform, to allow courts to re-write the terms of mortgages secured by homes, longer than the bloggers on this site. I have not seen our argument for Chapter 13 bankruptcy reform put better than in this Washington Post article...

Mortgage Loan Contracts Must Specify Bankruptcy Attorneys Fees or Fees Disallowed from Proof of Claim
A mortgage lender does not automatically get to charge you attorneys fees when you file chapter 13 bankruptcy, the fees must be expressly authorized in the loan documents, a Kansas bankruptcy judge has ruled...

Fed Study: Add Bankruptcy Reform to List of Foreclosure Triggers
"Was an increase in foreclosures an unintended consequence of the passage of bankruptcy reform? Following the implementation of bankruptcy abuse reform (BAR) in October 2005, foreclosures on subprime mortgages surged nationwide...

How to Stop Home Foreclosure
Bankruptcy can Stop Foreclosure

Bankruptcy Law
A complete prime (pre-2005)

Cell Phone Early Termination Fees
How to recover billing errors

Air Line Bankruptcy
BCI Aircraft Leasing agrees to pay $600,000 settlement related to Delta Air Lines bankruptcy claims.

Bankruptcy Reorganization
Calpine Corp. pays $2.13 million bankruptcy settlement.

Texas, USA
alleging the Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act of 2003 violates several provisions of the Constitution.

Excessive Bank Overdraft Fees
Bank Overdraft Fees alleging excessive fees and misrepresentation of account balances and more.

Bankruptcy
helping to get you out of debt.

Washington Mutual Bank Collapse
May File for Bankruptcy