Today's New York Times refers to a recent decision by the Supreme Court of Kansas in the case of Landmark National Bank v. Kesler, et al., No. 98,489 (Kansas 2009) involving the controversial organization known as "MERS" - the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. MERS was established by large lenders as a quasi-parallel recording recording system to facilitate electronic trading and tracking of mortgages.

My Case Was Dismissed, Now What? Chapter 7 Part 2 Your bankruptcy case was dismissed and now you want to know what options you have. It first depends on what chapter of bankruptcy you filed and then on why the case was dismissed.Chapter 7It is not so common that a Chapter 7 is dismissed. The only obligations that a Debtor has after the filing of a Chapter 7 is to attend the Trustee’s 341 Meeting of creditors, complete the Financial Management Course, also known as the 2ndcertificate or FMC, and providing any requested information to the trustee.

My Case Was Dismissed, Now What? Part 1Your bankruptcy case was dismissed and now you want to know what options you have. It first depends on what chapter of bankruptcy you filed and then on why the case was dismissed.Chapter 7It is not so common that a Chapter 7 is dismissed. The only obligations that a Debtor has after the filing of a Chapter 7 is to attend the Trustee’s 341 Meeting of creditors, complete the Financial Management Course, also known as the 2ndcertificate or FMC, and providing any requested information to the trustee.

In contrast to federal programs, there’s no private student loan forgiveness. Or is there?
When you take out a student loan, you may not care much about whether it’s federal or private. Some of my clients don’t know which type of loan they have even years later.
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Follow the Wall Street Journal Bankruptcy Beat to keep up to date on the latest happenings in the world of bankruptcy.Adam Brown is a bankruptcy attorney for Dexter & Dexter, a debt relief agency helping people file for bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy Attorney Jordan E. Bublick has over 25 years of experience in filing Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases. His office is centrally located in Miami at 1221 Brickell Avenue, 9th Fl., Miami and may be reached at (305) 891-4055.  www.bublicklaw.com

A topic of much concern is liability in a residential mortgage foreclosure in Florida.

If you are facing a looming debt crisis, the idea of filing for bankruptcy may have crossed your mind.   For many of our clients, it can be very difficult to take that first step of calling or emailing a bankruptcy lawyer.In this Google “Hangout” video, Atlanta bankruptcy attorneys Jonathan Ginsberg and Susan Blum discuss a threshold question of their bankruptcy practice – how does an honest, hardworking family know that it is time to call a bankruptcy lawyer.

Deciding to file for bankruptcy is a major step toward financial freedom, that is, once you explored all of your options and thoroughly examined your situation.  In getting an idea of whether filing is best for you, there are a few questions to think about that may put your circumstances into a better perspective. How [...]

Miami Personal Bankruptcy Lawyer Jordan E. Bublick has over 25 years of experience in filing Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases. His office is centrally located in Miami at 1221 Brickell Avenue, 9th Fl., Miami and may be reached at (305) 891-4055.  www.bublicklaw.com