Legal Opinion
Green Tree Financial Servicing Corp. v. Smithwick
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1997No. 96-41089PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation appeals the district court’s affirmance of the bankruptcy court’s decision that its Local Rule 3020(d) provides the appropriate post-confirmation interest rate on' Green Tree’s oversecured claim. We reverse and remand.
The Debtors, Ruben Smithwick, Jr. and Debbie Smithwick, entered into a Retail Installment Contract with Green Tree in May 1994 for the purchase of a mobile home. The Contract provided for an interest rate of 12.75 percent. The Smithwicks filed for bankruptcy protection on February 15, 1995 and submitted a…
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