A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit marks a major milestone for homeowners in Chapter 7 bankruptcy by allowing debtors to strip off a wholly unsecured second mortgage.
Last Friday, the board of directors at Florida Housing Finance Corporation approved changes to eligibility requirements for the Florida Hardest-Hit Fund (HHF) Program.
PERENICH The Law Firm’s resident bankruptcy attorney, Timothy Perenich, has been selected to present at a seminar sponsored by LawReview CLE on Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Tampa, Florida. The title of the seminar is “Bankruptcy Chapter 13 101: The Plan.”
Earlier this week, the federal government and several states including Florida, reached a landmark $25 billion settlement with 5 major banks: Ally/GMAC; Bank of America; Citi; JPMorgan Chase; and Wells Fargo.
The U.S. Justice Department announced on December 21, 2011 that Bank of America agreed to a $335 million settlement for racial bias allegations in connection with Countrywide Financial mortgage loans. This is the largest residential fair lending settlement in history, according to the New York Times.
Attorneys from PERENICH The Law Firm will be among dozens of Tampa Bay area foreclosure and bankruptcy lawyers who will participate in this Saturday’s Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Forum.
Bankruptcy and foreclosure attorney Tim Perenich of PERENICH the law firm presented at a seminar on “Bankruptcy 7 & 13: Completing Petition and Plan” on April 12, 2011 in Tampa, Florida.
Today’s economic situation has cast a shadow over the golden years of retirement for many seniors, but bankruptcy can help seniors struggling just to get by, let alone pay high credit card balances and medical bills.
A bankruptcy trustee in South Florida has been charged with misappropriating at least $16 million from bankruptcy cases to which she was assigned.
An important ruling from the US Supreme Court could help debtors establish better payment plans in a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy. Read more to see how…
