On April 30, 2009, the US Senate voted against Senate Bill 61. The bill proposed to allow judges the flexibility to modify mortgages for families going through a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy. The bill flew through the House with plenty of momentum, but that momentum failed to carry it through the Senate where it stood at a stand still for months and was finally rejected last Thursday.
Why did it fail? http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2009/05/02/why-did-cramdown-fail-insurance-and-principal/



