Friday, November 7, 2008

Lien Stripping Of Subordinate Home Mortgages In Bankruptcy Gaining In Popularity?

In Las Vegas, Nevada, the Las Vegas Business Press reports:

  • Homeowners upside down in their mortgages and facing foreclosure may have a new recourse. The relatively new practice of "lien stripping" is becoming a popular way to get out from under double mortgage payments and sometimes save homes. Not everyone, however, is praising the practice.

  • The lien removal business has increased in recent months as property values continue to sink. At least a handful of local bankruptcy attorneys are performing lien stripping for clients. One is making it a focal point of her practice.
For more, see That LIEN AND HUNGRY LOOK (Mortgage 'stripping' becomes marketing tool for bankruptcy attorneys).

For other posts on homeowners using Federal & state consumer protection statutes to try and undo bad mortgage loans, Go Here, Go Here, and Go Here. UndoMortgageLoans TILAdelta

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