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If you're behind on your mortgage payments, have been served a notice of default, or are in foreclosure, bankruptcy may be able to help. In this section you can find information on how Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 can help with foreclosure, nonbankruptcy options to defend against a foreclosure (such as Truth in Lending Act violations and problems with lender documentation), and more.
Foreclosure and Foreclosure Defenses
Learn about foreclosure and how to stop foreclosure outside of bankruptcy.
Learn what foreclosure is and how it typically proceeds.
Learn about your options to defend a foreclosure. Find information on Truth in Lending Violations, illegal interest rates, documentation failures on the part of the lender, proof of ownership issues and more.
Your Options Under Bankruptcy Law
Both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 can stop a foreclosure temporarily, but only Chapter 13 can help you catch up on delinquent payments and save your home.
Chapter 7 bankruptcy can provide temporary relief from foreclosure. Chapter 13 bankruptcy might allow you to save your home.
An overview of bankruptcy, and how it can be used to save a home from foreclosure. Included are brief introductions to foreclosure in both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
Chapter 7 bankruptcy can't help you make up mortgage arrears, but if you can work something out with the lender you may be able to keep your home. It can also free up other money to help pay your mortgage.
For most homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure, Chapter 13 bankruptcy is the best bet because it allows debtors to catch up on past due mortgage debt.
Chapter 7 bankruptcy cannot save your home outright, but it can be helpful if you are in foreclosure.
Nolo's Foreclosure Book
Learn how to fight a foreclosure, use bankruptcy to save your home, or "walk away" with money in your pocket and no debt liability to your bank.
The Foreclosure Survival Guide
Facing foreclosure? Stay in your home or walk away with money in your pocket with the help of The Foreclosure Survival Guide by attorney Stephen Elias. Essential for anyone at risk of foreclosure.
Facing foreclosure? Stay in your home or walk away with money in your pocket with the help of The Foreclosure Survival Guide by attorney Stephen Elias. Essential for anyone at risk of foreclosure.
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If you are facing foreclosure, filing for bankruptcy can give you at least a temporary break.
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