Archive for April, 2008

Judgments and Bankruptcy

April 15th, 2008 by Dawn Cutaia, Esquire | Posted in Bankruptcy, Mortgages and Real Estate | 1,126 Comments »

In Pennsylvania, a judgment attaches to your real estate, if the judgment is in your name, and the real estate is in your name and the judgment is recorded in the county in which the real estate is located. For example, if you own property in York County, Pennsylvania, and there is a [...]

Sub-prime first, now Alt-A

April 15th, 2008 by Dawn Cutaia, Esquire | Posted in Bankruptcy, Credit, Mortgages and Real Estate | 184 Comments »

Most consumers don’t really understand the mortgage market, and who can blame them? Sub-prime, Alt-A, A paper, Prime Rate, Discount Rate. What does it all mean?
You have probably heard quite a bit about the sub-prime market and how it is to blame for the mortgage crisis. Perhaps you are thinking that these [...]