The mortgage creditor’s failure to comply with notice requirements of Rule 3002.1(b) when escrow and interest rates changed during bankruptcy, led the court to determine that the debtors were current on their mortgage payments and to sanction the mortgagee. In re Kinderknecht, No. 17-12530 (Bankr. D. Kans. Jan. 18, 2023). Read More
Tag Archive: Rule 3002.1
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Motgagee Sanctioned for Non-Compliance with Rule 3002.1(b)
Posted by NCBRC - January 24th, 2023
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Mortgage Current Despite PNC’s Claim for Escrow Advances
Posted by NCBRC - August 24th, 2016
Where the court previously precluded evidence of unpaid escrow advances due to the creditor’s failure to comply with the evidentiary requirements of Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1(g), and the debtor made all plan payments as well as continuing mortgage payments outside the plan, the debtor was entitled to an order deeming the mortgage current under Rule 3002.1(h). In re Howard, No. 10-52527 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. Aug.15, 2016). Read More
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Creditor’s Failure to Comply with Rule 3002.1(g) Is Basis for Violation of State Consumer Law
Posted by NCBRC - January 23rd, 2015
The district court denied PNC’s motion to dismiss the borrowers’ complaint for violations of California consumer protection laws and common law claims based on PNC’s foreclosure action after plaintiffs successfully completed their chapter 13 plan. Sokoloski v. PNC Mortgage, No. 14-1374, 2014 WL 6473810 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 18, 2014). Read More
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Debtor Not Responsible for Lender’s Rule 3002.1 Legal Fees
Posted by NCBRC - December 20th, 2013
A bankruptcy court in Texas ruled that the legal fees incurred by a mortgage company in filing a Notice of Fees, Expenses, and Charges, could not be passed along to the debtor. In re Roife, No. 10-34070 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. Nov. 26, 2013). Read More
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Two Courts Reject Narrow Parameters for Rule 3002.1
Posted by NCBRC - May 17th, 2013
A bankruptcy court in Illinois found that JP Morgan Chase violated Rule 3002.1 by raising the debtors’ mortgage payments without providing proper notification even though there was no mortgage arrearage being cured through the chapter 13 plan. In re Tollios, No. 09-19329 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. May 13, 2013). In the Eastern District of Kentucky, the bankruptcy court found that the rule continued to apply even after the mortgagee was granted relief from stay. In re Holman, No. 12-50023 (March 15, 2013). Read More
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No Presumption of Validity for Payment Changes under Rule 3002.1
Posted by NCBRC - May 6th, 2013
The bankruptcy court for the Northern District of Mississippi differentiated between the shifting burdens of proof under Rule 3001, which deals with proofs of claim generally, and Rule 3002.1, relating to notice of changes to mortgage payments on debtor’s residence. In re Taylor, No. 12-11463 (March 27, 2013). Read More
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Lack of Notice Constitutes Waiver of Wells Fargo’s Claim
Posted by NCBRC - October 8th, 2012
Declining to “dim the light that shines at the end of the long 60-month tunnel for compliant debtors,” the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas held that Wells Fargo waived its right to collect post-petition shortfalls in escrow payments due to its failure to comply with notice requirements. In re Garza, No. 08-60088 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. Oct. 1, 2012). Read More
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