About the Bankruptcy Fundamentals Seminar
The NorthLegal Bankruptcy Fundamentals Seminar is a new program for 2016, developed to provide important foundational information that will help participants protect and support their financial institution in a variety of positions. The seminar is intended for:
- New bankruptcy and general debt collectors.
- Experienced bankruptcy and general debt collectors who have had to "learn as they go" with little or no formal training.
- Management personnel (and those being groomed for management positions) who do not need specific "how to" details but who do need a general understanding of consumer bankruptcy issues in order to oversee and support the collection department and to develop and establish the financial institution's lending and collections policies.
- NorthLegal Advanced Bankruptcy Conference Participants who want to refresh their recollection regarding fundamental issues so they get the most from that program. (NOTE: Those attending the NorthLegal Advanced Bankruptcy Conference the same week may attend the Bankruptcy Fundamentals Seminar the same week for free!)
During the conference, participants will learn about and discuss:
- When to fight and when to fold. Not all cases are worth your financial institution's investment of time and resources. Learn to tell which are and which aren't.
- How Chapter 7, Chapter 13 and other types of bankruptcy compare and how each differently affects your financial institution's rights and obligations.
- Which court decisions matter; which don't; why you need to know the difference; and how to tell them apart.
- What important words and phrases used in bankruptcy cases mean.
- The automatic stay, codebtor stay and discharge injunction: What they prohibit, what they don't prohibit, and how they relate to each other.
- The rights of creditors secured by real property or personal property.
- A broad overview of controversial issues such as liens on deposits and rights of offset, cross collateral clauses, reaffirmations, and more.
- How to avoid actions that can lead to a loss of the right to collect your balance and/or litigation.
Participants must be employees of consumer lending institutions such as banks, credit unions or automobile finance lenders, or financial institution agents such as attorneys or collection agencies.
Schedule
| 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. | Check in and pick up course materials. Enjoy a continental breakfast including a variety of fruits, pastries and breads, juices and coffee, all fresh from the kitchen. |
| 9:00 a.m. until noon | Morning session (with a break around 10:30 a.m.) |
| Noon until 1:30 p.m. | Lunch on your own. |
| 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. | Afternoon session (with a break around 3:00 p.m.) |
| Annapolis, MD | ||
| Early | Until July 8 | $139.00 |
| General | July 9 -Aug 19 | $149.00 |
| Last Minute | After August 19 | $159.00 |
Each participant will receive one free pass to attend the prerecorded online NorthLegal Webinars "Bankruptcy 101: Introduction to Bankruptcy" and "Bankruptcy 102: The Automatic Stay" during the week prior to the time the program begins and for one month after the program ends. Participants will also receive written handout materials.
Speakers
The primary speaker for the seminar, Eric North, is a practicing
attorney who has represented the interests of
consumer lending institutions for more than thirty years. Prior to practicing law, Eric worked within various financial
institutions in lending, collections, and operations departments, and managed
several of those institutions. This experience allows Eric to bring practical,
as well as "legal" information
to those who attend his programs.
In addition to practicing law, Eric dedicates a significant portion of his time
each year to the training of hundreds of consumer credit professionals throughout
the United States through local programs presented on behalf of dozens of state and national trade associations, through periodic NorthLegal Webinars, and through
the annual NorthLegal Advanced Bankruptcy Conference and the NorthLegal Consumer Collections Conference.
Want to know what other bankruptcy professionals who have attended seminars and conferences taught by
Eric North say? Click here
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