Treatment of Secured Claims for the Creditors Rights Attorney
Legal Learning Webinar
Join subject matter experts John Sperati and Landon Van Winkle of Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP in the second episode in our Bankruptcy for the Creditors Rights Attorney Education Series. This episode features a detailed discussion of how common types of secured claims (such as mortgages, auto loans, and loans secured by equipment or other personal property such to perfection by filing a UCC-1) are treated in bankruptcy.
The episode starts with the general rule that liens pass through bankruptcy unaffected, and then discusses the various methods by which liens can be avoided entirely (such as through§ 544 actions and motions under § 522(f)) or modified based on the value of the collateral (cram down under § 506(a)), as well as exceptions to these avoidance powers (such as the “hanging paragraph” of § 1325). This episode also discusses practical considerations for secured creditors to ensure their collateralized debts are well positioned to survive avoidance in bankruptcy, such as issues with perfection of security interests in motor vehicles and other ways in which the UCC can impact a creditor’s secured claim in bankruptcy.
CLE is pending for this webinar.
CLE Information
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National Creditors Bar Association will seek MCLE accreditation, with the assistance of the ABA MCLE, for this webinar. NCBA will seek General CLE credit hours in 60-minute-hour states, and in 50-minute states, subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules. States typically decide whether a program qualifies for MCLE credit in their jurisdiction 4-8 weeks after the program application is submitted. For many live events, credit approval is not received prior to the program. A link for CLE requests will be provided to webinar attendees who have met the attendance and engagement requirements.