Question

Jewel Snitz has filed a chapter 13 bankruptcy. She owns a Ford Explorer she bought about a year ago to haul around her real estate clients and to take to the beach on weekends. The outstanding loan balance, together with accumulated interest and penalty payments, is $30,000. During the period between filing the chapter 13 and the confirmation of the plan, another $250 in interest will accumulate. The local bankruptcy court has settled on 10% as a market interest rate for car loans in chapter 13.

The Dealer’s Bluebook lists the retail value of the car as $32,100 and the wholesale value as $28,400. At a liquidation sale the car would probably bring $26,300. Through a private want ad it would likely sell for $33,300. How much will Jewel have to pay for her car in a chapter 13 bankruptcy? If the car has some unusual scratches, chipped paint, and a funny little knock in the engine, who will want to point that out? See §§506(a), 1325(a).

Country of question is the US