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Long Silent Second Mortgages: The Worrisome Truth

By Bill Purdy

silent mortgages

Like a sleeping bear, long-silent second mortgages hibernate in people’s houses these days.  They are quiet, a snoozing predator, just waiting for spring. And it can be bloody when those sleeping mortgages awaken hungry and look around for something to fill its pocket. Here in California the coming slaughter is particularly noticeable because the value […]

Filed Under: Real property & mortgages Tagged With: 2016, foreclosure, junior lien, second mortgage

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You’ve arrived at the Bankruptcy Soapbox, a resource of bankruptcy information and consumer law.

Soapbox is a companion site to Bankruptcy in Brief, where I try to be largely explanatory and even handed (Note I said “try”).

Here, I allow myself to tell stories and express strong opinions. We dig deeper into how to consider bankruptcy and navigate a bankruptcy case.

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How Long Does Bankruptcy Take?

Every client filing bankruptcy asks that question: how long will bankruptcy take? Probably, the real question is "when will this be over?" Like so many questions in the law, the answer is "it depends." From filing bankruptcy to discharge In a Chapter 7, filing to discharge is about four months;  in … Read more

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