Gillman & Gillman to Present Seminar: BOOT CAMP: Foreclosure and Loan Workout Procedures
Gillman & Gillman to Present Seminar: BOOT CAMP: Foreclosure and Loan Workout Procedures

Justin M. Gillman, Esq., of Gillman & Gillman, , will be presenting a seminar entitled "BOOT CAMP: Foreclosure and Loan Workout Procedures" for the National Business Institute (NBI) on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, in Princeton, New Jersey.   The Seminar is...

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Bankruptcy News: Phone Scammers Targeting Bankruptcy Filers
Bankruptcy News: Phone Scammers Targeting Bankruptcy Filers

Phone scamming from public information is becoming more and more prevalent with the access to information through online resources.   We have seen firsthand the impact of phone scams involving the IRS and other debt collection matters. Now, a recent scam...

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Loan Modifications: Freddie Mac Announces Increase in Standard Interest Rates for Modifications
Loan Modifications: Freddie Mac Announces Increase in Standard Interest Rates for Modifications

Freddie Mac has announced that the base interest rates on Freddie Mac Standard Loan Modifications and Streamlined Modifications will increase for the first time in several years effective April 14, 2015.  See here.   Effective April 14, 2015, the base rate...

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New Jersey Foreclosure Rates Highest in Nation in 1st Quarter 2014
New Jersey Foreclosure Rates Highest in Nation in 1st Quarter 2014

The Mortgage Bankers Association, which monitors and reports on foreclosure rates, reported that New Jersey surpassed Florida as the state with the highest rate of "loans in foreclosure".   The report indicated that 8% of New Jersey mortgage loans were in...

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Resumption of Random Audits by US Trustee of Consumer Bankruptcy Cases
Resumption of Random Audits by US Trustee of Consumer Bankruptcy Cases

Resumption of Random Audits of  Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 Consumer Bankruptcy Cases. Random Audits of Under the Bankruptcy Code, beginning with the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA), the Office of the United...

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Mortgage Forgiveness Act Exemption Expired on December 31, 2013 And May Have Major Impact on Homeowners Decision to Pursue Bankruptcy in Foreclosure
Mortgage Forgiveness Act Exemption Expired on December 31, 2013 And May Have Major Impact on Homeowners Decision to Pursue Bankruptcy in Foreclosure

Since 2007, homeowners who conducted short sales and other loss mitigation alternatives on their properties were able to exempt any income associated with their mortgage company's write-off of any debt under the federal mortgage forgiveness act.    However, Congress allowed the...

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Mortgage Debt Relief Act Extended to December 31, 2013
Mortgage Debt Relief Act Extended to December 31, 2013

On January 3rd, 2013, President Obama signed The American Taxpayer Relief Act which extends the deadline of the Mortgage Debt Relief Act to December 31st, 2013. If the Mortgage Debt Relief Act had expired, any amount of cancelled debt would be...

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Bankruptcy filings fell in New Jersey 2012 continuing decline
Bankruptcy filings fell in New Jersey 2012 continuing decline

Based on recent statistical data, bankruptcy filings fell in 2012.   The article has some interesting trends about bankruptcy filings including a state-by-state analysis.   Filings in New Jersey Bankruptcy Court fell less than the national average.   While the...

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Loan Modifications and Foreclosure
Loan Modifications and Foreclosure

In the continuing series in the New York Times on loan modifications and the foreclosure crisis, the reporter details the strange and disturbing links between the mortgage brokers who were involved in brokering the sub-prime mortgages which have threatened foreclosure...

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News:  New York Times Article Highlights Problems of Foreclosure and Loan Modification
News: New York Times Article Highlights Problems of Foreclosure and Loan Modification

An article in the New York Times published on June 29, 2009, highlights the confusion, difficulty and frustrations in attempting to modify your mortgage and avoid the loss of your home in a foreclosure.    See the article at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/business/29loanmod.html?ref=us.

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