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As long as you are in bankruptcy there is a co-debtor stay. The lender cannot try to collect from your co-signer. If the court accepted the plan the mortgage company did not need to confirm. If the court approved plan is completed, the debt is paid.

You should not rely on my advice, it's only an opinion and if I had a chance to look into everything you've said my answer could change. Always get a lawyer to help is my motto because in hindsight, they are cheap! Any personal obligation you have on the property is wiped away, so you do not have to pay for any deficiency. Note, HOA fees are still owed by you until you have left the property AND title has changed. We have a company set up that we deed properties to but assuming you want something quick and cheap maybe you can find someone with bad credit who will gladly accept the property from you? Then deed it to them. You don't have any personal obligations on the house that's why you don't care about the benefits of a deed in lieu.

Hard to imagine how you managed to pay that much money if you did not want to continue paying and now you are concerned about it after so long. While the personal liability for the mortgage/deed of trust is discharged in bankruptcy, the debt is still collectable if the bank wants to sell the house in foreclosure and get whatever the sale proceeds are received because it is secured by a lien (a deed of trust or mortgage) and the lien is not affected by the bankruptcy. I would guess that the bank will now claim that you paid voluntarily which you are allowed to do after bankrutpcy. I doubt that you can get it back but your situation is so unusual that you need to consult with an attorney who can review the documents and get all the facts.