At the moment, bankruptcy judges don't have the power to cram down a primary home loan to a level where a borrower can make the payments. But that isn't stopping homeowners from filing for bankruptcy ...

I am in the foreclosure process to the point that a sale date has been set. We then filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy and it canceled the sale. My question is: Does the bank have to start the process all ...

Bankruptcy may "take care" of debt, but not a bank after your home. Oct. 25, 2013 — -- Q: Dear Bankruptcy Adviser, I filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and all debts listed were discharged in 2008. The ...

Irve J. Goldman of Pullman & Comley. Bankruptcy and foreclosure often keep the same company, as a mortgagor whose property is under foreclosure will frequently resort to bankruptcy at some point in ...

I am divorced. I lost the added income from my ex-husband. I was working, but now the only income I have is a small disability check. My home is in foreclosure, and I have had to use my credit cards ...

Real Estate Mailbag columnist Robert Bruss died late last month after being treated for cancer. This week and next The Chronicle is publishing the last two columns that he wrote. Q: Because of illness ...

Bouncing back from bankruptcy or foreclosure takes time. But that doesn’t mean you have to shelve your homebuying aspirations for some interminable stretch. They’re called “boomerang buyers” for a ...

The holder of a note and mortgage on the Teaneck, N.J., residence of Ahmed and Joanne Zayat has filed a motion for bankruptcy court permission to seek foreclosure on their 7,714 square-foot mansion.