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Reamortization
If your loan is reamortized, the delinquency is added to the loan balance in order to bring your payments up to date. This increases your loan amount and will also increase your monthly payments.
Reverse leveraged buyout
When a company that was a leveraged buyout restructures its (usually unmanageable) debt by issuing new equity (usually in exchange for some or all of the outstanding debt incurred during the original leveraged buyout).
Chapter Twenty Two
An unofficial term describing a company that has filed for Chapter 11 twice.
Voluntary bankruptcy
Bankruptcy filed by the debtor itself; data from the U.S. Administrative Office of the Courts subdivides bankruptcies into voluntary and involuntary.
Insolvency
Another term used to describe a firm that is failing; generally it means that a firm's liabilities exceed its assets or that it is unable to satisfy its obligations as they come due.
Liquidating reorganization
An informal term for a Chapter 11 proceeding when the company is essentially liquidated through one or more asset sales.
Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure
If you will be unable to cure the default, and a private sale does not appear realistic, VA will consider accepting a deed in lieu of foreclosure. If there are no liens on the property, and VA agrees to accept a deed, you will have to sign legal papers making VA the owner of the property.
Chapter Thirty Three
An unofficial term describing a company that has filed for Chapter 11 three times.
Bankruptcy Amendments of 1984
A set of amendments to the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978. It contains a number of provisions including: limiting the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court.
Adversary proceeding
Litigation within a bankruptcy proceeding instituted by the filing of a complaint.
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