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BLT (Bankruptcy Lawyer Topics) is a review of  consumer bankruptcy topics being covered on bankruptcy lawyer blogs.

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Loan modification (also sometimes referred to as mortgage modification) is a very hot topic these days.  It’s helping a lot of homeowners avoid foreclosure.  Though it’s also fertile ground for scams.  And in in the big picture it may only be putting a dent in the problem.  As the New York Times pointed out yesterday (”Lucrative Fees May Deter Efforts to Alter Loans“), it’s a complicated situation.

If you’re facing foreclosure and considering loan modification, or if you’re just interested in the topic, here are some bankruptcy lawyer blog posts that may be helpful:

California

• Hale Antico, Esq. covers California: New Foreclosure Changes on his Los Angeles Bankruptcy Blog (Los Angeles, CA).

• Howard Nassiri (consisting of Vincent D. Howard and Damian J. Nassiri)  in Anaheim, CA gives good coverage to the loan modification in California with the following posts:

• Howard | Nassiri Supports California Bills That Would Forbid Lawyers and Others From Taking Advance Fees
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• Study Finds That Mortgage Lenders Won’t Grant Meaningful Loan Modifications Because They Lose Profit
• Mortgage Loan Modification Scams Continue Their Rise in California
• Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General Sue Companies for Loan Modification Fraud
• Lenders Face Lawsuits From Spanish-Speakers Illegally Provided English-Only Loan Documents
• State of California Sues Loan Modification Lawyer for Stealing From More than 2,000 Homeowners
• Mortgage Brokers Responsible for Subprime Loans Find New Work as Loan Modification Consultants
• ‘Paper Avalanche’ Delays and Denies Loan Modifications to Struggling Homeowners
• Lender Bureaucracy Continues to Slow Mortgage Loan Modifications Under Obama Housing Plan

New York

• David S. Hamilton of Dwyer & Associates (New York, NY) writes on the topics of:

• Mortgage Modification – Where to begin?
• Foreclosure or Short Sale in NYC?
• Suing your Lender when Mortgage Modification isn’t an option

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• Bruce Weiner of Rosenberg Musso & Weiner (Brooklyn, NY) offers on NYBankruptcyNet:

• Loan modification: Are you eligible?
• Subprime loan modification companies
• Foreclosure mediation and other new ways to encourage loan modification

Indiana

• Mark S. Zuckerberg of the Zuckerberg Bankruptcy Law Office (Indianapolis, IN) has the following posts:

• With HUD Help, Columbus Homeowners Hit By Floods Might Avoid Foreclosure
• Foreclosure Holiday Extended As IRA Withdrawal Holiday Begins
• Mortgage Modification Update #1

Nevada

• George Haines and  Dave Krieger of Haines & Krieger (Las Vegas, NV) have a slew of good blog posts on the topic of loan modification.  (As well they should with Las Vegas having the highest foreclosure rate in the U.S.)  Posts include:

• Do you qualify for a loan modification?
• What if you don’t qualify for the loan modification program?
• Loan modification scams: See how they work
• Mortgage Modification Bill Back on the Table
• Which foreclosure category are you in?
• Loan modification companies: Wolves in sheeps’ clothing – Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3
• Misleading Mortage Modification Services
• Foreclosure mediation update: Is the government really “Making Homes Affordable”
• Will Nevada’s foreclosure mediation program succeed
• What’s so great about foreclosure mediation
• Foreclosure mediation: Nevada gives homeowners a new optio
• Loan modification vs. Short sal
• Foreclosure increasingly a problem for the upper middle class

South Carolina

• Dana Wilkinson, Attorney-at-law (Spartansburg, SC) has written on the following related topics on South Carolina Bankruptcy & Consumer Law Blog:

• Making Home Affordable Web Porta
• How to Contact Your Mortgage Compan
• HAMP Mortgage Modifications Moving Slowly

Tags: Bankruptcy blog, Bankruptcy law, Bankruptcy practice, Blogs, Consumer Bankruptcy, foreclosure, Loan modification, mortgage

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