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Four Circuits Now Permit Fraudulent Transfer Attacks on Real Estate Tax Foreclosures

Circuit courts are split 4/3 on their interpretation of Supreme Court precedent holding that regularly conducted mortgage foreclosures are immune from fraudulent transfer attack.
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Judge Walrath Describes Due Diligence to Plead After the Amendment to Section 547(b)

The amendment to Section 547(b) does not require a preference complaint to explain why the defendant doesn’t have affirmative defenses, Judge Walrath says.

Tenth Circuit BAP Defines the Elements of the Earmarking Defense

Earmarking only applies if the debtor had no dominion and control and the transfer did not diminish the debtor’s estate, BAP says.
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‘Once a Creditor, Always a Creditor,’ Even if the Claim Is Paid, Judge Phillips Says

Being branded as a creditor is like a tattoo; it won’t ever come off.

The Two-Year Complaint Deadline Can’t Be Extended Without Notice to Defendants

Equitable tolling can extend the two-year deadline for filing complaints, but the deadline can’t be extended without notice to the defendants, even if they are unknown or unknowable.

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