Tag Archive: bankruptcy judges

New Mortgage Payment Rule Clarified

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Jill Michaux, Topeka Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney

New Standing Rule 08-01 for ongoing mortgage payments through the 13 trustee in Kansas applies to all chapter 13 banrkuptcy cases filed on or after October 1, 2008.  Debtors in cases filed earlier will not be subjected to the new rule even if they subsequently become delinquent on their home mortgage payments.
The Hon. Janice Miller [...]

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in Chapter 13, Kansas Bankruptcy News, Mortgages.

Kansas Bankruptcy Judges End Secret Mortgage Fees in Chapter 13

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Jill Michaux, Topeka Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney

The bankruptcy judges in Kansas have approved new language for all chapter 13 confirmation orders that will put an end to the abusive practice of secretly adding fees to a debtor’s mortgage loan balance.
No real estate creditor shall ever assess, charge or collect, from either the debtor or the real estate collateral, any assessments, fees, [...]

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in Kansas Bankruptcy News, Mortgages.