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Building Credit During Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

Sawin & Shea

Filing for chapter 13 bankruptcy can seem like a daunting task, but it’s often the right move for those who are facing foreclosure, repossession, or have exorbitant debts. If you’re thinking of filing for chapter 13 bankruptcy, you may have questions regarding how it will impact your credit score.

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Second Mortgage Lien Stripping With Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

Sawin & Shea

Chapter 13 bankruptcy offers the option of lien stripping. If you’re filing or considering filing for Chapter 13, you need to be aware of the process and advantages of lien stripping. Chapter 13 lien stripping can be beneficial to your financial situation and may even help you save your home.

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Second Mortgage Lien Stripping With Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

Sawin & Shea

Chapter 13 bankruptcy offers the option of lien stripping. If you’re filing or considering filing for Chapter 13, you need to be aware of the process and advantages of lien stripping. Chapter 13 lien stripping can be beneficial to your financial situation and may even help you save your home.

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Will a Loan Modification Stop Foreclosure?

Sawin & Shea

There are few life events as stressful as a foreclosure. However, there are ways to prevent foreclosure, even if you can’t afford your mortgage payments. In this blog, we’ll share details about loan modification, who is eligible, how to obtain one to stop foreclosure, and how a lawyer for foreclosure can help.

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Foreclosures in Indiana on the Rise

Sawin & Shea

With the COVID-19 foreclosure moratoriums over, housing foreclosures are once again on the rise nationally. In fact, in September of 2023, we saw home foreclosures on the rise by a whopping 18.4% Foreclosures in Indianapolis have also been increasingly more common. from this time last year.

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Bankruptcy vs. Foreclosure

Sawin & Shea

When you are struggling to pay your bills, there may come a point where you are faced with deciding between bankruptcy vs foreclosure. If you choose bankruptcy, there are also different options depending on whether you choose a Chapter 13 bankruptcy or a Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

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How delayed foreclosure response cost one millionaire his mansion

Roths Child Law

It may only take a few months of missed payments to motivate your lender to foreclose on your home. Once foreclosure starts, you need to act quickly or risk losing everything you have invested in your home. After he fell behind on his mortgage, the lender eventually decided to foreclose.