Sentences with phrase «unsecured junior mortgages»
Bankruptcy may also allow you to cancel your unsecured junior mortgages (lien strip).
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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.
If the total amount owed to your first mortgage is greater than fair market value of your property, you can eliminate the security interest to junior lienholders and treat them as general unsecured creditors in your bankruptcy plan (thereby possibly being able to pay them less than 100 %).