In chapter 13, if your first mortgage amount is more than the value of the home, then you may be able to
strip your junior mortgage.
Not exact matches
In Wisconsin, debtors can not
strip off
junior mortgages in Chapter 7.
«Lien
stripping» (elimination of
mortgages) means that upon successful completion of your Chapter 13 the
mortgage company will have to remove the
junior mortgage (s) from your property and the arrears on the
mortgage (s) don not have to be paid back.
In close situations, an appraisal will help to figure out if a
junior mortgage can be
stripped.
If you can show your house is worth less than the principal balance of the primary
mortgage, any
junior mortgage or home equity line can be
stripped.
Chapter 13 is the only chapter that provides this; in order to «
strip» a
junior lien, the chapter 13 debtor must prove that the
junior lien is completely unsecured - that is, that the value of the home is less than the balance of the existing first
mortgage.
Bankruptcy may also allow you to cancel your unsecured
junior mortgages (lien
strip).
«Lien
stripping» (elimination of
mortgages) means that upon successful completion of your Chapter 13, the
mortgage company will have to remove the
junior mortgage (s) from your property and the arrears on the
mortgage (s) do not have to be paid back.