Foreclosure Defense

After being threatened with foreclosure, you may be unsure if bankruptcy will make your financial situation better or worse. Follow along.

After several missed mortgage payments, a lender may mail a 90-day pre-foreclosure notice. Find out if bankruptcy can stop foreclosure here.

To prevent the foreclosure of your family home, you may consider filing for a loan modification, filing for bankruptcy, or both. Read on.

Find out what you should do if your home is being foreclosed or repossessed and how a Rockland County foreclosure defense attorney can help.

Key Takeaways Federal rules bar a servicer from starting foreclosure until you are more than 120 days behind. New York adds a 90-day notice, so most homeowners are four to seven months behind before a summons arrives. A contested New York foreclosure takes years, not months, because it runs through a court. You can reinstate […]

As you know, when people face the threat of bankruptcy or foreclosure on their homes, they will often seek the assistance of an experienced attorney who can help them explore their options. Fortunately for those who are struggling financially, in many cases, there are several options on the table. One of those options is loss […]

Key Takeaways You have 20 days to respond if served personally in New York, 30 days otherwise. Missing that deadline lets the bank win by default, with no trial and no hearing. Ignoring the papers does not buy time; it forfeits your settlement conference and your defences. The strongest defence is that the bank suing […]