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Georgia Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Mortgage Lenders Over Homeowners in...

A 2017 ruling by the Georgia Supreme Court most likely represents a significant weakening to a consumer protection provision contained in Georgia’s home foreclosure law.Georgia law allows what is known...

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How Does Foreclosure Law Work in Georgia

 The Atlanta newspaper recently published an article reporting that over 40% of homes in the metro Atlanta area are “underwater,” meaning that they are worth less than what is owed.  In such a climate,...

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Middle Class Debtors Often Victims of Falsehoods and Misrepresentations

Last week, a former client called and tried to refer me a new Chapter 13 client who was facing foreclosure.  While I appreciated the referral, I could not take the case because the potential client was...

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Home Foreclosed? Here’s What Happens Next

Georgia foreclosure law allows lenders to start and complete the mortgage foreclosure process in as little as 37 days.  This means that just over a month from the start date of the foreclosure, you may...

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Georgia Homeowners Should Not Assume that Mortgage Lenders will Negotiate in...

The Atlanta newspaper ran a story this weekend about a Mableton woman who found herself facing an eviction notice following a foreclosure even though her mortgage loan account had been accepted into...

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Are You Liable for Ongoing Homeowner’s Association Dues if You Surrender Your...

Earlier this month on my Atlanta-bankruptcy web site blog I discussed an interesting case involving mortgage loan deficiency claims that was issued by the Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme...

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Can You Rely on a Verbal Promise that Your Foreclosure Will be Delayed?

Last month, I met several times with a potential Chapter 13 client who was facing a mortgage foreclosure.  Over the course of the past few months he has been juggling his creditors and bills trying to...

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Should You Save Your Home from Foreclosure, or Should You Let it Go

With the news full of foreclosure statistics showing huge increases along with stories of self-righteous Members of Congress asserting their heartfelt concern for “struggling homeowners” little...

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Missed Mortgage Payments in Your Chapter 13 – An Expensive Problem

In the Northern District of Georgia, the “standard” Chapter 13 plan that is used provides that on-going mortgage payments are to be made directly to the mortgage company during the pendency of your...

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Honest Renters Get Caught in Foreclosure Disasters

This past Sunday, the AJC published a fascinating article entitled “Foreclosures Reach Renters.”  The article reports on several very sad cases in which a hardworking rental home tenant finds himself...

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Countrywide Customers: Mortgage Help is on the Way for Many

CNN.Money.com is reporting that Bank of America has announced a plan to cut mortgage payments on loans held by its Countrywide division.  The program targets holders of subprime adjustable rate...

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Sub-Prime Mortgage Fiasco Explained…Using Stick Figures

We have all heard about the “sub-prime” mortgage crisis, but do you really understand what it is all about and why the collapse of the sub-prime market has lead to a decline in your local real estate...

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Homebuilders Facing Financial Crisis or Bankruptcy

I received a call today from a reporter at the Atlanta Journal/Constitution.  He is looking to speak with homebuilders (small or large) who are struggling financially.  He is preparing a feature on the...

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