Not exact matches
Common debts eliminated
by filing for Chapter 7
bankruptcy include: credit cards, medical bills, personal loans and
mortgage debts.
On the one hand,
filing for chapter 13
bankruptcy can help you save a home from foreclosure
by forcing your lender to take past due
mortgage payments in small increments over a 3 - 5 year period rather than forcing you to pay back what you owe in a lump sum right away.
In case of a foreclosure, however, government regulations may prevent applicants from getting a
mortgage ever again therefore, whether you should
file for bankruptcy or not is a question better answered
by a professional credit repair services firm.
McNeal, after
filing for bankruptcy under a Chapter 7, reported that her
mortgage was subject to two
mortgage liens, $ 176,413 held
by the primary lender and a second priority loan in the amount of $ 44,444.
And Aegis
Mortgage, which is controlled
by Cerberus, the private equity giant,
filed for bankruptcy protection, last week.
In most cases, it is entirely possible to completely stop the foreclosure process on
mortgages by filing for either Chapter 7
bankruptcy or a Chapter 13 Repayment Plan.
Allow home owners to shed excess
mortgage debt
by filing for bankruptcy, marking their home to market, securing replacement financing
for new market amount under terms set
by court, and treating the remaining amount as unsecured debt.