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• Bankruptcy Filings by Lenders -- Click this topic for info re Ch. 7 or Ch. 11 filings by various lenders: including Aegis Mortgage Corporation, American Home Mortgage, Copperfield, Delta Financial Corporation, Fieldstone Mortgage Co., First Magnus Financial Corporation, First NLC Financial Services, Fremont General Corporation, HomeBanc, Homevest Capital, Lehman Brothers, MILA Inc., Mortgage Lenders Network USA, New Century Mortgage Corp., New Horizons, Oak Street Mortgage, Ownit, People's Choice Financial Corporation, ResMAE Mortgage Corporation, Southstar Funding, and UM Capital.    
  
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• RI: BK Court Adopts Loss Mitigation Program and Procedures (Nov/Dec. 2009)
• Ohio: BK Court (So. District) Has New Local Rules (Nov/Dec. 2009)
• MA: Important BK Local Rule Changes (Nov/Dec. 2009)
• Recent Trends in Bankruptcy: Observations from Three States (Autumn 2009)
• Lien Perfection Issues in BK (Autumn 2009)
• MERS and its Role in the Bankruptcy Process (October 2009)
• Stripping Liens in BK: New Uniform Procedure in the Eastern District of Michigan (July/Aug. 2009)
• Bankruptcy Update: Loss Mitigation  (Summer 2009)
• OH: Cleveland BK Order Governing Conduit Mortgage Payments (June 2009)
• Mass. BK Court Issues Standing Order re Borrower Contact (June 2009)
• Bankruptcy Update: Borrower Fraud & Exceptions to Discharge (Spring 2009)
• Amendments to the Rhode Island Local Bankruptcy Rules (April 2009)
• Will Preference Actions be the Preferred Course of Chapter 7 Trustees? (April 2009)
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