ABI Deputy Executive Director Felicia S. Turner talks with Samuel K. Crocker, the current president of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees and a partner in the firm of Crocker and Niarhos in Nashville, Tenn. Having served on the panel of chapter 7 trustees for the Middle District of Tennessee for almost 25 years, Crocker discusses some of the changes and challenges to the trustee practice due to BAPCPA. He also discusses the relationship of chapter 7 trustees to the debtor bar and the Office of the U.S. Trustees. Crocker concludes with his thoughts on some of the recent trends seen in bankruptcy filing numbers as well as a discussion of home mortgage modification legislation currently being considered by Congress. Click here to listen to the podcast.
Monthly Archive for March, 2008
The latest ABI podcast features a discussion between ABI Executive Director Samuel J. Gerdano and Rep. Brad Miller (D-N.C.) about the legislation that Miller is sponsoring to allow bankruptcy judges to modify the mortgage on the primary residence of a chapter 13 debtor. Miller was elected to Congress in 2002 and has established his reputation as an advocate for consumer-protection issues, especially those to protect consumers from predatory financial practices. Miller discusses H.R. 3609 as well as other congressional responses to troubles in the mortgage market.