by Haines & Krieger | Jan 13, 2014
Filing a personal bankruptcy case will stop a judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure, whether or not the foreclosure was begun before the bankruptcy. See 11 USC § 362 (a). The only notable exception to the automatic stay...
by Haines & Krieger | Mar 1, 2013
Last year, 50 states attorneys general and the federal government entered into an agreement with five of the largest banks over the robo-signing foreclosure scandal. The original settlement involved only $26 billion,...
by Haines & Krieger | Jan 24, 2013
Recently, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new rule that changes how banks go about lending mortgages to potential homeowners. On January 17, 2013, the CFPB issued a complementary rule...
by Haines & Krieger | Dec 19, 2012
Not everyone who files bankruptcy does so to discharge consumer debt, or even to discharge an underwater secondary mortgage. Rather, many people file bankruptcy because the automatic stay that enters into place halts...
by Haines & Krieger | Dec 1, 2011
Foreclosure is always ugly business, but public complaints from homeowners alleging sloppy research, unethical filings, and outright lies, have made law firms that focus on foreclosure especially villainous in the...
by Haines & Krieger | May 9, 2011
Can the automatic stay help protect you from foreclosure in Las Vegas? And what are some of the advantages to filing for bankruptcy if you are facing foreclosure? The automatic stay can indeed stop foreclosure. In...
