Subscribe to the BlogFighting foreclosures in Connecticut
Latest Articles
Credit Card Reform in Action: An animated ode to the Credit CARD Reform Act
{ No Comment }
You may have recently heard news about the Credit CARD Reform Act of 2009. It just went into effect on February 22, 2010 and is intended to provide various protections to consumers to combat the wily tricks of the credit card companies. Here’s a great cartoon video (which I saw posted on the Center for [...]
Attorney Melchionne featured in NY Times article on family’s fight against foreclosure in Connecticut
{ 3 Comments }
The New York Times had a great February 11 article in its Real Estate section (“Mediating in Slow Motion”) that highlights the challenges of fighting foreclosure in Connecticut. The article features my clients and does a great job of examining the effectiveness (and lack of effectiveness) of Connecticut’s foreclosure mediation program. (Appropriate commentary from BAPCPA [...]
Where are the bankruptcy courts in Connecticut?
{ No Comment }
As discussed in a previous post on this blog, most Connecticut residents who file for bankruptcy do not actually need to to go Bankruptcy Court and go before a Bankruptcy Judge. Rather instead, your only in-person interaction with bankruptcy officials comes at your 341 Meeting of Creditors when you meet with the trustee for your [...]