Mortgage

Improperly Taking $297.72 Results in $250,000 in Punitive Damages for Stay Violation

Creditor’s unrepentant attitude escalates punitive damages from $33,700 to $250,000.

Chapter 7 Debtors Might Benefit from Jevic by Analogy

Otherwise-valueless exemptions might get value, depending on the outcome of Jevic.

Recent Decisions Bar Cramdown on Mixed-Use Principal Residences

Newark and Buffalo judges read 1322(b)(2) narrowly and in favor of mortgage lenders.