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

Holding a J.D. and an International Affairs M.A. from Marquette University, Matt Leichter (matt [dot] leichter [at] gmail [dot] com) is a licensed attorney in Wisconsin and soon in New York (January 13, 2010!).  He speaks Japanese and focuses on comparative and international law, as well as international business.

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GENERAL

National Bankruptcy Forum

• Why Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Has Your Second Mortgage Lender Feeling “Undersecured”

Bankruptcy Law Network

• No Modification for You!

Consumer Law & Policy Blog

• HAMP Homeowners Stuck in Limbo

ALABAMA

Watts Law Group, P.C. and M. Stan Herring, P.C. – Alabama Consumer Law Blog (Birmingham, AL)

• Washington Post Article about DC Lawyer Writes about Foreclosure Defenses
• A Tragic Tale of a Mortgage Loan That Should Never Have Been And the Devastation It Caused a Family

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ARKANSAS

Bankruptcy Savant – Arkansas Bankruptcy News and Info – Bankruptcy Savant

• The Mortgage Modification Lie (citing John Orcutt)

CALIFORNIA

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Cathy Moran, Esq. – On the Bankruptcy Soapbox (Mt View, CA) (aka Silicon Valley)

• Should You Pay the Mortgage?

Sagaria Law, PC – California Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog (San Jose, Freemon, Monterrey, Redwood City, Salinas, Sacramento, CA)

• San Jose Bankruptcy Attorney Comments on the Recent Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Filing of Comedian Sinbad
• San Jose Bankruptcy Attorney Comments on How the Mortgage Cram-Down Legislation on Capitol Hill Can Benefit Those Filing for Bankruptcy Protection

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Christine Wilton, Esq. – Los Angeles Bankrkuptcy Law Monitor (Los Angeles, CA)

• Mortgage Modification in Chapter 13? Rejected!

Howard Nassiri (Vincent D. Howard, Esq. and Damian J. Nassiri, Esq.) – California Bankruptcy Attorney Blog (Anaheim, CA)

• Attorneys Say Loan Modification Rules and Bankruptcy Complicate One Another
• Major Poll Finds 2 million Americans Lost Homes Because of Unemployment
• Federal Housing Administration Sets Stricter Rules for Reverse Mortgage Counselors

FLORIDA

Jonathan Alper, Esq. – Florida Bankruptcy Law Blog (Orlando, FL)

• Court Permits Chapter 13 Debtor to Strip Part of Second Mortgage Securing Three Loans (Dec. 7, 2009)

Jordan E. Bublick, Esq. – South Florida Bankruptcy Law Blog (Miami, FL)

• Third Quarter 2009 “Mortgage Metrics”
• Mortgage Bankruptcy Amendment Defeated

INDIANA

Mark S. Zuckerberg, Esq. (Indianapolis, IN)

• Mortgage Modification Frustration Has Its Sunny Side
• Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, and Option ARM Mortgages

MAINE

Molleur Law Office – James Molleur’s Maine Bankruptcy Blog (Biddeford, ME)

• The Trouble with Loan Modifications

MASSACHUSETTS

Nicolas F. Ortiz, Esq. – Massachusetts Bankruptcy and Consumer Law (Boston, MA)

• Massachusetts Mortgage Foreclosure Backlog

NEVADA

Haines & Krieger (Las Vegas, NV)

• Happy Holidays from Mortgage Lenders

NEW YORK

Bruce Weiner, Esq. (Rosenberg Musso & Weiner) – NYBankruptcyNet (Brooklyn, NY)

• No Mortgage Cramdown Bill for Christmas
• Will “mortgage cram down” help New Yorkers?

UPSTATE NEW YORK

Alexander Korotkin, Esq. – Rochester Bankruptcy and Debt Relief (Rochester, NY)

• “Pond” Motion and Avoiding Second Mortgage Lien in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

OKLAHOMA

Law Office of Daniel C. Nunley, Esq.- Oklahoma Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog (Broken Arrow, OK)

• Law School Professor Encourages Homeowners to Stop Paying Their Mortgages

TEXAS

Reed Allmand, Esq. (Allmand & Lee) – Reed’s Bankruptcy Attorney Blog (Dallas and Ft. Worth, TX)

• Mortgage Bankers Association Battles Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
• 27 Percent of Homeowners in Making Home Affordable Program Are Delinquent on Mortgage
• Mortgage Modifications in Bankruptcy?  Maybe This Time Around!
• House Rules Committee Agrees to Consider Bankruptcy Modification Amendment Today!

WISCONSIN

Bankruptcy Law Offices of Richard A. Check, Esq. (Milwaukee, WI)

• Transparency Inspiring Proposed Chapter 13 Rules Changes

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Tags: Bankruptcy law, Blogs, Chapter 7, foreclosure, Loan modification, mortgage, Texas

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