By Jonathan Ginsberg, Atlanta Bankruptcy Attorney
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Name: Jonathan Ginsberg, Atlanta Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: ginsberg@gmail.com
Site: http://www.atlanta-bankruptcy-attorney.com
About: See Authors Posts (116) on May 3, 2008 in Consumer Protection, Credit Cards, Featured | 1 Comment
On May 2, 2008, the Federal Reserve released a series of proposed rules that would restrict current practices of the credit card industry. Specifically:
Banks would be prohibited from increasing the rate on a pre-existing credit card balance (except under limited circumstances) and must allow the consumer to pay off that balance over a reasonable [...]
By Jill Michaux, Kansas Bankruptcy Attorney
closeAuthor: Jill Michaux, Kansas Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Jill Michaux
Email: jill.michaux@neismichaux.com
Site: http://www.bankruptcykansas.info
About: Topeka's Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist, Jill A Michaux is the managing partner of the law firm, Neis & Michaux, P.A. She practices law with her husband, Mark W. Neis.
She has helped consumers with debt problems in bankruptcy since 1980. She is board certified consumer bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification since 1992.
You may reach her at her office in Suite 825 of the Bank of America Tower at 6th Street and Kansas Avenue in downtown Topeka, 534 S. Kansas Ave., Ste. 825, Topeka, KS 66603-3446.
Telephone: 785-354-1471 or 866-354-1471
Fax: 785-354-1170
Website: www.bankruptcykansas.info
Blog: www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com
E-mail: jill.michaux@neismichaux.comSee Authors Posts (93) on May 3, 2008 in General Bankruptcy Information, Georgia, Kansas | 0 Comments
One in 56 Tennessee households and one in 60 Georgia households filed for bankruptcy relief in the first quarter of 2008*, according to statistics recently released by the National Bankruptcy Research Center.
The national average was one personal bankruptcy per 119.1 households. Here is a list of the top 10 states for bankruptcy filings per [...]