Discharge In Bankruptcy Without Reaffirmation Is Not A Shield And A Sword

April 28, 2017 admin

Many borrowers use bankruptcy as a shield against a lender's foreclosure action. Some also try to use bankruptcy as a sword to bring up defenses that stem from the mortgage contract to defeat a foreclosure. Foreclosure News

CT Unfair Trade Practices Act is Only a Sword – Not a Shield in Foreclosure Actions

September 14, 2016 admin

The Connecticut Appellate Court has recently weighed in on the topic of whether or not a claimed defense of a violation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act constitutes a legally sufficient special defense to a foreclosure action in Connecticut. Put simply, the result of this case is that CUTPA is not a legally sufficient […]