Bankruptcy 104: What Happens After the Bankruptcy is Over?
A NorthLegal Webinar presented March 4, 2020
Duration: 2:05 hours:minutes (Est.)

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Why do you fight bankruptcy cases? What happens if you don't?

What does a bankruptcy "discharge" do to a debt? Does the debt go away? May the debtor still voluntarily pay it? What risks are involved when that happens?

Are all debts discharged if you don't fight back? (Hint: They aren't.) What about loans secured by real property? When are they discharged and when aren't they discharged? Are you wrongfully reporting some debts as having been discharged in bankruptcy when they weren't? (That's the subject of a number of lawsuits!)

May a debtor borrow money from you and use part of the money to repay all or part of a discharged debt? May you rewrite a discharged loan? What about a real property loan with a balloon payment—may you rewrite that after the bankruptcy is over?

During this online training program, attorney Eric North provides answers to the questions above and will discuss:

• Which debts are and which debts are not discharged in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
• What post-discharge actions are permitted by the Bankruptcy Code, and what actions can result in sanctions.
• Are you required to stop sending periodic statements once a bankruptcy has been filed? Are you required to continue sending them? Does a "for informational purposes only" disclaimer help?
• What actions may and what actions shouldn't you take if a debtor who has elected to "retain and pay" without reaffirmation stops making payments?
• May you give the debtor an extension of the time to pay? May you modify the loan in a way that is in the debtor's favor? May you rewrite the loan? Does it matter if the debtor asks for the extension, modification or rewrite? Does it matter if there is a non-bankrupt cosigner? Does it matter if you extend new credit as part of the rewrite?

Just because the bankruptcy is over doesn't mean the relationship between your financial institution and the debtor is over. Often you will continue to do business for years after the discharge, but with a relationship that may have been changed significantly by the bankruptcy case.

NOTE: This program is intended only for employees of consumer lending institutions. Please contact NorthLegal Training and Publications to obtain approval before registering if you are not an employee of a consumer lending institution.

Cost/Registration
The fee to attend this archived program is $190.00 if paid by credit card or $200.00 if paid by check. For that fee, you or someone from your financial institution may view this program as often as you like for a period of 180 days. (NOTE: If your financial institution registered for the live program, you already have free access to the archvied version for six months! Contact NorthLegal for information.)

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