Save the dates for NACBA's Annual Convention: May 13-16, 2021
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Presenters: O. Max Gardner, III Esq., Jay Patterson, CPA and Jim Haller Esq.
ON-DEMAND
Cost: $99 Member / $199 Non-Member
What You Will Learn:
As the economic fall-out of COVID-19 continues, more and more people will seek out forbearances for their home, auto and student loans. The options available are dependent on the type of government-backed loans held by the borrowers. Max Gardner and Jay Patterson will explore the end of forbearance options for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans as well as FHA/VA insured loans.
Escrow issues that can play a part of the post forbearance options. Previous partial claim modifications are integrated in the decision process as well for FHA loans. Learn about the many forbearance opportunities available to consumers. This webinar is geared to intermediate practitioners.
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Presenters: Rachel Foley Esq., Mike Gouveia Esq., Kara Gendron Esq., Gene Melchionne Esq. and Jim Haller Esq.
Date: October 22, 2020
Time: 9:00 AM Eastern to 5:00 PM Eastern
Cost: $199 Member / $300 Non-Member
Our expert panel will review the following:
Part 1 Introduction to Bankruptcy Law
Section A: Who, What, Why, Where and When
Section B: What laws govern bankruptcy?
Section C: What are the different parties in bankruptcy?
Section D: What are the benefits of filing bankruptcy and generally how does it work?
Section E: Classifications of different types of debt.
Part 2 Consumer Bankruptcies
Section A: Summary
Section B: Chapter 7
Section C: Chapter 13
Section D: Chapter 11
Part 3 The Bankruptcy Estate
Part 4 Exemptions
Part 5 The 341 Meeting
Part 6 The Bankruptcy Discharge
Part 7 Enforcing the Discharge Order
Part 8 Top 20 Supreme Court Bankruptcy Cases you must know
Part 9 Putting it together, start seeing client
Section A: How are you going to get paid?
Section B: Initial client contact
Section C: Pre-filing consideration, should you take the case?
Section D: The client hired you, now what?
Part 10 Firm administration, expansion and profitability
Section A: Solo or expand?
Section B: Paralegals and staff
Section C: Staff training
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The First Circuit found that a debtor with a legitimate homestead exemption at the time of filing chapter 13 bankruptcy retains that exemption despite post-petition sale of the property, conversion to chapter 7, and failure to reinvest in a new homestead within six months as required by state homestead exemption law. Rockwell v. Hull (In re Rockwell), No. 19-2074 (1st Cir. July 30, 2020), petition for cert. filed (U.S. Oct. 13, 2020) (No. 20-499).
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When the debtor’s mother made a direct payment to one of the debtor’s creditors from an account over which the debtor had no interest or control, the transfer was not an avoidable preferential transfer under section 547(b). Walters v. Stevens, Littman, Biddison, Tharp and Weinberg, LLC. (In re Wagenknecht), No. 19-1206 (10th Cir. Aug. 24, 2020).
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A student loan servicing company’s failure, over the course of five years, to respond to an adversary complaint and multiple court orders, justified a finding of contempt and sanctions against the servicer requiring it to pay off the debtor’s student loans to the DOE in the amount of $354,629.62, and pay damages to the debtor in the amount of $24,000. Leary v. Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, No. 15-11583, Adv. Proc. No. 15-1295 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Sept. 8, 2020).
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