Chapter 13 bankruptcy is not just a mechanism for debt restructuring—it’s also a crucial strategy for homeowners facing the distressing prospect of foreclosure or eviction. Chapter 13 bankruptcy offers a structured approach to not only halt these proceedings but also...
New Jersey Foreclosure Process Several years ago, we published a post called New Jersey Foreclosure: From Complaint to Sheriff’s Sale which turned out to be one of our more popular posts. Since there have been many changes in the foreclosure...
Effective July 2019, Critical changes to NJ Law on Adjournments of Sheriff Sales For many years, New Jersey property owners who wished to adjourn - or delay - a Sheriff’s Sale of their property acted under a long-standing New Jersey...
Most Pro Se Answers Filed by Defendants in New Jersey Foreclosure Proceedings Are a Waste of Money and Precious Time Defendants in New Jersey foreclosure proceedings sometimes file a a pro se answer to the foreclosure complaint without consulting...
The United States Bankruptcy Code is a powerful tool which, when used expertly, can provide the most precious remedy debtors who cannot pay their current obligations can possess - time. The remedy of time is not limited to sophisticated large...
Violations of the Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”) as a Defense to Mortgage Foreclosure Limited to Three Years After the Date of the Loan The Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”) was enacted by Congress "to assure a meaningful disclosure of credit...
Our Office received a call recently from a property owner who had New Jersey Bankruptcy Court decision which awarded a free house to a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy petitioner. He was convinced that the case he had read about was exactly...
Foreclosure defense and bankruptcy lawyers are - in one very important way - like plumbers. It is almost always true that the sooner you hire one, the the better the result of the work they do. People facing foreclosure often...
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...
The Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. §1601 et seq (TILA) was intended to protect consumers in consumer credit transactions and requires that lenders provide consumer borrowers with full disclosure of the terms and conditions of the loans they make,...
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