BLT (Bankruptcy Lawyer Topics): Home Affordable Mortgage Program (HAMP) – by Matt Leichter, Esq.
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 an attorney licensed in Wisconsin and New York. He speaks Japanese and focuses on comparative and international law, as well as international business.
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GENERAL or NON-STATE SPECIFIC
American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Bankruptcy Blog Exchange
Beat The Press (Dean Baker, Center for Economic Policy Research)
- Redemption (of the 722 variety) for Struggling Homeowners
- Today’s Consumers Prefer Chapter 7 Bankruptcy 3 to 1
- Mortgage Crisis Update: Treasury Tinkers with Failed HAMP Program, Delinquencies and Foreclosures Stubbornly Refuse to Go Away
- Latest HAMP Report: Treasury Program a Failure
***SEE MORE BLOG POSTS FROM BANKRUPTCY LAWYERS AROUND THE U.S.***
NEVADA
Haines & Krieger (Las Vegas, NV)
- New Federal Guidelines Hope to Increase Home Modifications
- Mortgage Refinancing Can Be Full Of Surprises
- Happy Holidays from Mortgage Lenders
- Foreclosure mediation update: Non-Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Programs Struggling
Black & LoBello Law Blog (Las Vegas, NV)
NEW JERSEY
Stark & Stark – Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Blog (Lawrenceville, NJ)
NEW YORK
Bruce Weiner, Esq. (Rosenberg Musso & Weiner) – NYBankruptcyNet (Brooklyn, NY)
- Can I keep my home if I file for bankruptcy in New York?
- Foreclosure mediation and other new ways to encourage loan modification
- Loan Modification: Are You Eligible?
Craig D. Robins, Esq. – Long Island Bankruptcy Blog (Woodbury, NY)
- Seeking HAMP (Home Affordable Mortgage Program) in Bankruptcy—Eight Things to Know
- WARNING: HAMP Can Drive Homeowners to Bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy Issues Involving HAMP (Home Affordable Mortgage Program)—Part One
OKLAHOMA
Law Office of Daniel C. Nunley, Esq. – Oklahoma Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog (Broken Arrow, OK)
OREGON
Baxter & Baxter, LLP – About Bankruptcy in Portland, OR (Portland, OR)
Kent Anderson Law – Oregon Debt Relief Weblawg and Debt Law Network (Eugene, OR)
TEXAS
Reed Allmand, Esq. (Allmand & Lee) – Reed’s Bankruptcy Attorney Blog (Dallas and Ft. Worth, TX)
- Why HAMP Is Failing To Stop The Foreclosure Crisis
- HAMP Foreclosure Prevention Changes Coming Soon
- Treasury Department Admits Foreclosure Prevention Program Not As Successful As Hoped
- Dallas-Forth Foreclosures Continue To Rise
- Foreclosures Set Another Record For Dallas-Fort Worth
- ¡MORE!
WASHINGTON
Spencer Anderson Buhr PLLC – Seattle Bankruptcy Blog (Seattle, WA)
ALABAMA
Watts Law Group, P.C. and M. Stan Herring, P.C. – Alabama Consumer Law Blog (Birmingham, AL)
- Do You Want Bogus Defenses Or Do You Want Real Defenses To Foreclosure In Alabama
- Lenders Distract Homeowners With Modifications To Foreclose Quickly
ARKANSAS
Bankruptcy Savant – Arkansas Bankruptcy News and Info (useful site but can’t tell who writes it)
CALIFORNIA
Northern California
Sagaria Law, PC – California Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog (San Jose, Freemon, Monterrey, Redwood City, Salinas, Sacramento, CA); also by Scott Sagaria – American Bankruptcy Association (ABA) Journal California Bankruptcy Blog
- Summary of Some of the Requirements of Home Affordable Modification or “HAMP”
- Is HAMP Falling Short?
Southern California
Hale Antico, Esq. – Los Angeles Bankruptcy Blog (Los Angeles, CA)
Howard Nassiri (Vincent D. Howard, Esq. and Damian J. Nassiri, Esq.) – California Bankruptcy Attorney Blog (Anaheim, CA)
- Changes to Federal Loan Modification Program Encourage Principal Reductions
- Treasury Department Considers Adding Appeal Period to HAMP
- New Federal Data Shows Sharp Increase in Permanent Loan Modifications
- New York State Loan Modification Program Called Ineffective Because It’s Voluntary
- A Look at Why One Lender Has Succeeded in HAMP While Others Have Failed
- ¡MORE!
FLORIDA
Jordan E. Bublick, Esq. – South Florida Bankruptcy Law Blog (Miami, FL)
- Making Home Affordable Program Updates
- Proposed Changes to HAMP
- Keeping Your Florida Roof Over Your Head – HAMP and Chapter 13
- Another Mortgage Modification Proposal
- December Treasury-HUD Report on the HAMP
- ¡MORE!
INDIANA
Mark S. Zuckerberg, Esq. (Indianapolis, IN)
- Indianapolis Bankruptcy Lawyer Update on Mortgage Modification
- Mortgage Modification Sessions May Be Missing Important Player
KANSAS
Mark Neis & Jill Michaux – Kansas Bankruptcy Law Information – (Topeka, KS)
MASSACHUSETTS
Bill McLeod (McLeod Law Offices) – McLeod Law Blog (Boston, MA)
- Some ‘Provocative’ Questions about ‘Extend and Pretend’
- That Servicemembers Notice & Your Loan Mod Request
- Saving the Home: Thinking Beyond “Delay and Pray”
- State of the Union Decompression: The Whole Mortgage Modification Thing
- The State of Our Union
Goldstein & Clegg, LLC – Bankruptcy & Loan Modifications (Lynnfield, MA); also ABA Journal Massachusetts Bankruptcy Blog by Michael Goldstein
Nicolas F. Ortiz, Esq. – Massachusetts Bankruptcy and Consumer Law (Boston, MA)
MICHIGAN
Kurt O’Keefe, Esq. – Bankruptcy Blog (G.P. Woods, MI)
- HAMP Failing To Stem Foreclosures
- How Is The Government Mortgage Modification Program Working?
- HAMP and Bankruptcy
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