UCONN Home Forced Loan Modifications
 
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The politicians intentions are good but I cant understand how, in the United States of America, that the government can force a private business to change the terms of a perfectly legal contract to that business determent. Some courts will be willing to add this language; some will not. Weve got the realize that feeding more power to a power-mad central government isnt a good long term solution. The homeowners cannot refinance their mortgages because forced loan modifications their home values have decreased in recent years.

Moreover, if a trustee starts a new foreclosure under a loan subject to cramdown, it must carefully determine the proper amount in default. Like many homeowners, I purchased my home for the long term but when pricing decreases from $900,000.00 to $400,000 and I owe $695,000.00 when do we say enough.

We have to man-up and bring all this spending under control. In fact, only a small percentage of Chapter 11 plans are ever confirmed and in most of those cases the real estate lender is treated as "unimpaired," meaning that there is no attempt to modify the loan.

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