Undersecured mortgage lenders may include fees & costs in arrearage cure amount of chapter 13 debtor under section 1322(e)

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. v. Tucker, No. 09-5867 (6th Cir. 2010)

CASE SNAPSHOT

In resolving a conflict within the Sixth Circuit, the Court of Appeals has held that chapter 13 debtors who propose in their plan of reorganization to cure the arrearage on their mortgage loan are required to pay all fees and costs required by the mortgage and non-bankruptcy law, even if the mortgage lender is undersecured. Put another way, mortgage lenders may include such fees and costs in their proofs of claim.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Filed under:
USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Reed Smith LLP, Bankruptcy, Costs in English law, Debtor, Statutory interpretation, Mortgage loan, Remand (court procedure), US Congress, Deutsche Bank, United States bankruptcy court, Sixth Circuit
Authors:
Barbara K. Hager
Location:
USA
Firm:
Reed Smith LLP