Delaware House Bill 76 and Administrative Directive 2017-6

On July 17, 2017, Delaware passed into law House Bill 76, which extends the Office of Foreclosure Prevention and Automatic Residential Foreclosure Mediation Program an additional two years, from the previous sunset date of January 18, 2018 until January 18, 2020.  This means that any Delaware foreclosure action filed on or before January 18, 2020 […]

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Amendments to Bankruptcy Rule 3002 to Impact Bankruptcy Filing Practices for Mortgagees

On December 1, 2017, changes become effective to the Bankruptcy Rules that will impact mortgage companies/servicers and other secured creditors.  In general the changes are as follows: the required use by debtors of a Model Chapter 13 Plan (Official Form 113) the explicit requirement that secured creditors file a proof of claim, the establishment of a […]

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