Unexpected things happen in life that impact your finances in a negative way. When the situation doesn’t improve quickly, it becomes difficult to keep up with payments on a house. Defaulting on mortgage payments is a step closer to losing your home. Foreclosure is designed to force the sale of your home. How much time …
On behalf of Debt Advisors, S.C. It seems as though no home value is safe in the current market, and the current crisis is affecting people from all degrees of wealth. While it may be easy to assume that the most expensive homes were the first homes foreclosed upon in the housing market crisis, that …
People struggling with mortgage payments and other debt have several options to help stop foreclosures and other debt-collection actions. By filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, for example, an automatic stay is instated, stopping any foreclosure proceedings and blocking creditors’ attempts to collect money. An experienced bankruptcy attorney can advise people as to which option is …
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin employs a Mortgage Modification Mediation Program (MMMP). Chapter 13 debtors are able to take part in the mediation program and participation is voluntary. The goal of the program is to help debtors who are beginning the bankruptcy process obtain a timely mortgage modification and keep …