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Recovering Personal Property Collateral: When Should Secured Creditors Consider Replevin Instead of Self-Help Repossession?

Jimerson Firm

Many secured creditors and equipment leasing companies have encountered defaulted debts, where the debtors and lessees retain possession of the collateral, including cars, boats, machinery, or other equipment. Self-Help Repossession. Self-help asset recovery is more commonly known as repossession. 2d 752 (Fla. 3d DCA 1965).

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How Can a Secured Creditor Repossess Collateral Without Breaching the Peace?

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When a borrower applies for a loan, most lenders require the borrower to pledge an asset as security for the repayment of the loan, i.e. collateral. In the event the borrower defaults, usually by failing to make loan payments, a secured creditor has a right to take possession of the collateral. 679.609, Fla.

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SBA Loans: How to Maximize Recovery by Liquidating Personal Property

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When a small business association (“SBA”) loan is converted to liquidation status, the lender must begin liquidating the collateral. The “Recoverable Value” is “the net dollar amount that a prudent lender could reasonably expect to recover by liquidating a particular piece of collateral.” See SOP 50 57. Liquidation Methods.

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SBA Loan Site Visits: How to Prepare and What to Expect

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Conducting site visits are an important aspect of servicing SBA loans. Site visits allow lenders and CDCs to gain a first-hand impression of the borrower’s business operations, evaluate risks, and inventory the collateral. Within fifteen (15) days of the occurrence of an adverse event (i.e. SOP 50 57 2 ; SOP 50 55.

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Deepening Circuit Split, Third Circuit Holds that Items Seized Pre-Petition Did Not Violate Automatic Stay

Consumer Financial Services Law

Joy Denby-Peterson purchased a 2008 Corvette in July 2016, and several months later the vehicle was repossessed when Denby Peterson failed to make all of the required loan payments. After repossession, Denby-Peterson filed an emergency Chapter 13 Bankruptcy petition in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.

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Foreclosing on Property With a Mobile Home

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Lenders will usually be faced with two situations: (1) the mobile home existed at the time of the mortgage, and is identified in the mortgage documents as collateral; or (2) the mobile home did not exist at the time of the mortgage, and is not identified in the mortgage documents as collateral. (1)

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Guest Post: CFPB Seeks Information for Third Party Debt Collection Rules

Consumer Financial Services Law

Also, on an auto loan, there could be more than one missed payment, followed by a repossession, followed by a sale of the collateral and establishment of a deficiency balance. For example, on a credit card account, there could be several defaults, followed by charge-off, followed by additional payments.