By Jay Fleischman, New York Bankruptcy Attorney
closeAuthor: Jay Fleischman, New York Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Jay Fleischman, New York Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: jay@fclcny.com
Site: http://www.NYBankruptcyLitigation.com
About: Helping consumers in all counties of New York State. Call 800-235-2203 or visit my website to set up an initial consultation and to learn how I can help you. Mention Bankruptcy Law Network when you call.See Authors Posts (71) on Aug 9, 2007 in Consumer Protection, Credit Reports | 0 Comments
Creditors, debt collectors and debt buyers who furnish consumer credit account data on a regular basis to credit reporting agencies have duties under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to correct and update that consumer credit history information.
If you liked that post, then try these…Juvenile Restitution Discharged in Chapter 13 Appeals Court Rules by Jill [...]
By Peter Orville, Attorney at Law
closeAuthor: Peter Orville, Attorney at Law
Name: Peter Orville, Attorney at Law
Email: porville1@stny.rr.com
Site: http://www.peterorville.com
About: Helping consumers in the following counties of the Northern District of New York: Broome; Chenango; Cortland; Delaware; Onondaga; Otsego; Tioga; and Tompkins.
Call (607)770-1007 to set up an initial consultation and to learn how I can help you. Or visit my website at www.peterorville.com
Mention Bankruptcy Law Network when you call.See Authors Posts (97) on Aug 9, 2007 in Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, General Bankruptcy Information, New York, Protecting Assets In Bankruptcy, State Specific Bankruptcy Issues | 1 Comment
Bankruptcy law allows you to “exempt” certain property, which means you can keep and protect exempt property from creditors and the trustee when you file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The basic purpose of bankruptcy is to allow someone deep in debt to discharge the debt and get a “fresh start”. To help you get your [...]
By Jay Fleischman, New York Bankruptcy AttorneycloseAuthor: Jay Fleischman, New York Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Jay Fleischman, New York Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: jay@fclcny.com
Site: http://www.NYBankruptcyLitigation.com
About: Helping consumers in all counties of New York State. Call 800-235-2203 or visit my website to set up an initial consultation and to learn how I can help you. Mention Bankruptcy Law Network when you call.See Authors Posts (71) on Aug 9, 2007 in Personal Finance | 0 Comments
Our friends at The Consumerist are reporting that Capital One, the folks who brought you David Spade television commercials that served only to mask their anti-consumer lending practices, have struck again. This time, they’ve raised interest rates across the board for its customers. One reader says his wife’s rate went from 9.9% fixed to [...]
By Eugene S. Melchionne, Connecticut Bankruptcy Attorney
closeAuthor: Eugene S. Melchionne, Connecticut Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Eugene S. Melchionne, Connecticut Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: eugene.melchionne@bankruptcylawnetwork.com
Site: http://www.ctbankruptcy.com/
About: Mr. Melchionne is a graduate of The University of Connecticut (B.A. 1977) and Drake University School of Law (J.D. 1980) where he received the American Jurisprudence Award for academic excellence. Most recently, Mr.Melchionne was appointed to the Commission on Mortgage Foreclsoures by Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice Chase Rogers to recommend changes to procedures to protect consumers in the Conencticut Courts in foreclousure cases.
Since 1980, Mr. Melchionne has focused his practice in the areas of consumer bankruptcy, workouts and foreclosure defense in distressed real estate markets, real estate transactions, condominium law, commercial litigation, business organizations and probate. Prior to opening his office in 1990, Mr. Melchionne was the Vice President of the Waterbury Credit Bureau and was associated with Grady & Riley in Waterbury, Connecticut and DiPietro, Kantrovitz & Brownstein, P.C. in New Haven, Connecticut. From 1990-1998, Mr. Melchionne was of counsel to Bender & Anderson handling that firm's complex litigation and trials. In addition to his practice, Mr. Melchionne was an adjunct professor at the American Institute of Banking and Teikyo Post University teaching bankruptcy, real estate, commercial and consumer law. Mr. Melchionne also advised the Corporation Counsel's office for the City of Waterbury on bankruptcy and foreclosure matters and mentored junior attorneys in that office.
Mr. Melchionne was appointed State Chair for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA). He acts as liasion between the national organization and Connecticut attorneys who are members of the Association.See Authors Posts (72) on Aug 9, 2007 in Connecticut, Financial Resources on the Web, Personal Finance | 0 Comments
Emotion leads to irrational decisions and it is never good to let emotion rule when it comes to finance. Some people use spending to cheer up and avoid feeling depressed. Emotional spending will crash you budget. But saving money will be the long term road to financial independence and ultimately, happiness and [...]
By Kurt O'Keefe, Attorney at Law
closeAuthor: Kurt O'Keefe, Attorney at Law
Name: Kurt O'Keefe Michigan Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: koklaw@gmail.com
Site: http://www.koklaw.com
About: graduated University of Michigan, cum laude, 1976
Wayne State University Law School, 1979
Michigan state chair, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
member, American Bankruptcy Institute
member, pro bono panel, Eastern District of Michigan Bankruptcy Court
Admitted to practice, 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
certified in consumer bankruptcy law by the American Board of CertificationSee Authors Posts (81) on Aug 9, 2007 in General Bankruptcy Information | 0 Comments
My second favorite blog, Instapundit, 5:32 p.m. yesterday, references Senator Biden and the Bankruptcy Reform effective 2005.
Crying “accountability, personal responsiblity” the creditor lobby finally got their legislation, intended to make filing bankruptcy, especially Chapter 7, more expensive, more difficult, and out of reach for many.
Effective advocacy by the bankruptcy debtor bar has mitigated many of [...]
By Chip Parker, Jacksonville Bankruptcy Attorney
closeAuthor: Chip Parker, Jacksonville Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Chip Parker, Jacksonville Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: parker@jaxlawcenter.com
Site: http://www.jaxlawcenter.com
About: See Authors Posts (76) on Aug 9, 2007 in Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, Benefits of Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Consumer Protection, Florida, Foreclosure Issues, General Bankruptcy Information, Protecting Assets In Bankruptcy | 3 Comments
Foreclosure Criss
Cavalier lenders have damaged the housing market and the economy overall, even encouraging artificially inflated home appraisals to boost a record number of loans and refinances over the last few years. Stories of borrowers being wrongfully steered into subprime loans abound, and the result has been nothing short of catastrophic. Foreclosures are higher than [...]
