Some banks are refusing to enter into post-discharge mortgage modification agreements when debtors have not reaffirmed the debt in bankruptcy. In In re Conner, No. 09-42532 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. Oct. 25, 2013), the debtor moved to reopen his chapter 7 bankruptcy in order to reaffirm his mortgage and clear the way to enter into a mortgage modification agreement with Wells Fargo. Read More