Elaine Dowling, Esq. (Oklahoma, OK) Hon. Margaret Mahoney, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Mobile, AL) For the record, this was my favorite of the Friday sessions. What is a transfer? Very broad. Insolvency is based on the time of the transfer, not based on hindsight. What the parties knew at the time of the transfer. Strict balance […]
Low Down On AG Mortgage Settlement
A last minute addition to the program for Saturday was a presentation on the nation wide mortgage settlement between the states’ Attorneys General and the five major servicers. Here are my notes from the presentation by Joseph A. Smith, Jr. the court appointed monitor of the settlement. The presentation was accompanied by a concise and […]
Stripping in San Antonio
John Rao, NACBA Vice President, and Judge Leif Clark presented the program on lien stripping. John Rao: language in Nobelman points to 506(a) to determine the creditor’s status. Are they really a secured creditor subject to the modification prohibition of 1322(b)? If not, they can be stripped. Remember this isn’t 522(f) lien avoidance. Exemptions play […]
Struggling to Surrender
Here’s what I would have blogged live if the interest in our live blogging hadn’t crashed the server and required uninstallation of the software that would allow us to be really live. This presentation dealt with the problems that arise when the debtor wants to surrender encumbered property and the secured creditor will take no […]
Washington, Rules & NCBRC
Here’s what I would have blogged for the second session on Friday’s NACBA Convention. It seems that the enthusiasm for the “live blogging” effort crashed our server. We’re now up, at least for the moment, and for non live blogging. Jon Yarowsky NACBA lobbyist. Two branches of government now involved in politics. Everything in DC […]
NACBA Live Blog: Caselaw Update
Welcome to the 20th annual NACBA convention, here in San Antonio, TX. We’ll be live blogging much of the convention over the next few days, so stay on this site for all the updates.
Bankruptcy Mastery Will Provide Live Coverage Of NACBA San Antonio Convention
I hate taking notes during conventions. I know I should, but I don’t do it – ever. As a consequence, I forget a good chunk of what I’ve learned. I also get that some people won’t be in San Antonio for the NACBA convention April 27 – 29. So I’ve prevailed on Cathy for the […]
