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Post-by-Post Archives

• Mortgage Delinquencies Reach Record High
• Hiring the Right Bankruptcy Lawyer: Priceless
• I’m Having Trouble Making My Chapter 13 Payments–Is Converting To A Chapter 7 An Option?
• New York Bankruptcy Lawyer Says Not To File For Bankruptcy
• Free Health Clinic Events Are The New Rock Concert
• Breathe!
• Who Not To Add As A Friend on Facebook.
• 13 Reasons To File A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
• Bank refuses to break $100 bill into smaller bills!
• Bankruptcy Bill Announces Bankruptcy Song Contest!
• #1 Must the Non-Filing Spouse’s Information Be Disclosed?
• Timeshares: A Liftetime Of Debt – Not An Investment
• Fix a Fraudulent Transfer Problem by Transferring it Back
• Video: 6 Chapters of Bankruptcy
• Video: Not All Debts Discharged in Bankruptcy
• Official Bankruptcy Secret
• $75 Billion HAMP Program: Homeowners and Taxpayers Duped?
• Who Decides About Reaffirming a Mortgage?
• Fed Shuts Down Orion Bank – 122 And Counting
• Discharge or Dismissal: What’s the Difference
• Credit Cards, Cab Drivers And The Economy ?
• Should the business file bankruptcy?
• How Much Did The Health Care Debate Cost This Week?
• What Is A Pay Advice?
• What to Expect at Your §341 Meeting
• Procedure For Enforcing The Bankruptcy Discharge In New York
• South Carolina Bankruptcy Lawyer Unleashes Vulcan Intellect on the Hanging Paragraph
• Mortgage Payments Now Inside the Plan for the Eastern District of North Carolina
• What does a Chapter 7 Flowchart Look Like?
• Some Assets Are More Protected Than Others: Bankruptcy Exemptions
• Payoff High Interest Credit Cards In 7 Easy Steps
• Thinking Of Filing Bankruptcy? Don’t Give Anything Away.
• Do You Need Credit Monitoring?
• Bankruptcy and Security Clearances
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Convention Tuscon
• FTC Takes On FreeCreditReport.com
• Donations Down As Americans Feel the Debt Pinch
• Bankruptcy Bill and BAPCPA Man: Cartoons Come to Bankruptcy
• Massachusetts Homestead Act Applies to Pre-Declaration Contracts
• Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Is Not A Death Sentence
• BLN Author Lauded by National Bankruptcy Group
• Avoid Silly Debt.
• My Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Got Dismissed, What Do I DO?
• Median Family Income For Louisiana Changes!
• Is Church Tithing Allowed in Bankruptcy?
• Beware of Refinancing and Bankruptcy
• If I don't pay my debt, can I go to jail in Texas?
• How Does A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee Get Paid?
• Rhode Island Court Endorses Hybrid Plans
• Tell the Truth in Bankruptcy
• Individual Chapter 11 fact: You can always cram down your car
• I Can’t Make It to My Creditors Meeting — Now What Do I Do?
• What are avoidance powers in bankruptcy?
• Where Do I Mail My Chapter 13 Plan Payments? The Trustee is S. J. Beaulieu, Jr.
• Tell the truth – the whole truth – and nothing but the truth
• Debt Settlement Companies: More Misleading Ads
• How has the Absolute Priority Rule changed in Chapter 11?
• Attacking Financial Problems With Timely Advice
• How can an Individual Chapter 11 be better and cheaper than Chapter 13?
• Oregon’s “Means Test” Median Income Figures Change November 1, 2009
• Help!! I Got Sued For My Spouse's Medical Debt! Can They Do That?
• Better Business Bureau and Identity Theft Prevention–Not Just An Agency To Call To Complain
• I’m Filing, My Spouse Isn’t — What Happens?
• A Judgment Has Been Filed Against Me–Is It Too Late To File Bankruptcy?
• Can I Keep One Of My Credit Cards When I File For Bankruptcy?
• Should My Schedule I Income Always Match my Means Test Income Numbers?
• Are Attorney Fees Still Recoverable in the 9th for Stay Violations?
• In Texas, can my bank account be garnished to pay a debt?
• Attorney-Client Privilege Not Eroded By Textron Case
• An individual Chapter 11 bankruptcy may be better for you than Chapter 13
• Should My Wife Stay Out of the Bankruptcy Case to Save Her Credit Rating?
• Does the Payment in my Chapter 13 Plan Ever Change?
• Our Country Faces Stressful Times.
• I Am In Jail, Can I Still File Bankruptcy?
• What Is This Notice I Just Got From The Bankruptcy Court
• Unwritten exemptions benefit debtors
• What Do I Do About Collection Calls and Letters AFTER I Filed Bankruptcy?
• Even with Bankruptcy, Put the Skunk on the Table
• Bankruptcy Exemptions in New York State
• Video: What Types of Bankruptcy May I Chose?
• California Homestead Amounts To Increase
• Another Unfavorable Bankruptcy Means Test Decision
• Average Income for Bankruptcy Eligibility Test Drops
• Can a Debt Collector Get a Copy of My Credit Report?
• Can I Move Out-of-State While My Bankruptcy Is Going On?
• Bankruptcy Means Test: Unfavorable Decision in Ninth BAP
• Tips and Traps: Hidden Costs of Banking (in Oregon) Reported by Public Interest Law Group
• Can a Debt Collector Leave a Dunning Message on my Answering Machine?
• Court Invalidates Foreclosure Sale for Defective Documents
• When Should I See a Bankruptcy Attorney
• Video: What is Bankruptcy?
• Modifying Co-Signed Secured Debt in Chapter 13? Be careful.
• Living With Your Chapter 13 Plan
• Didn’t Put Lien on My Car Title, My Car is Free, Right?
• Must You Have a Lawyer To File Bankruptcy?
• My Bankruptcy 341 Meeting of Creditors Is Coming Up — What Should I Expect?
• Watch a Bankruptcy Meeting of Creditors
• What Happens if You Don’t Object to Bankruptcy Claim?
• When Does It Make Sense to Let the House Go?
• When Is My First Chapter 13 Plan Payment Due?
• Planning for Bankruptcy – Using your Exemptions – One of a Continuing Series
• Budgeting To Pay For Bankruptcy
• Can I File A Medical Bankruptcy?
• Credit Card Rates Up, Consumer Confidence Down
• Median Household Income Numbers in Georgia Reduced after Nov. 1, 2009
• Pamela Stewart speaks at The People’s Law School
• A Good Foreclosure Story
• Bankruptcy Means Test Irony: As Incomes Drop, More May Have To File Chapter 13
• Can Bankruptcy Keep You From Getting Student Loans?
• Planning for Bankruptcy – “I just got a bonus” – One of a Continuing Series
• Disclosure of Assets and Supplying Due Diligence Documentation in Bankruptcy
• Steps I Need To Take To File Bankruptcy
• Will You Qualify For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy After Halloween?
• Business and bankruptcy: 5 telling questions
• Considering Bankruptcy? Tell Your Lawyer Everything!
• Chapter 13 Bankruptcy May Be Your Best Option
• Planning for Bankruptcy – When should I file? – First of a series
• Bank Overdraft Charges Increase 35%
• What if a Debtor in Bankruptcy Dies?
• Computers, Rings, TV, Furniture Reaffirmations Part Four
• Reaffirmations Part Three Cars, Trucks, Things With Wheels
• Surrendered Real Estate Deductible in the Means Test in Ohio
• A House May Be Exempt In Bankruptcy, But You Don’t Get A Free House In Bankruptcy
• 13 Tips From The FBI Before Filing Bankruptcy.
• What Happens When A Corporation Or LLC Files A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
• Top 10 Tax Records To Keep
• The Dangers of Big Tax Refunds
• Your Bankruptcy Attorney Secretly Understands You
• Proverbs 12:19 Lying will never save you.
• Supreme Court to Decide Three Bankruptcy Cases
• Top 15 Myths Of Bankruptcy (Unless You’re Counting) Part Three
• Can I Keep My Non-Exempt Assets in Bankruptcy?
• Be Wary of Your "Friends"
• Bankruptcy and Utility Shut-off
• How Does a Court Judgment Affect my Real Estate and What can I Do about It?
• The Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights
• Top 15 Myths Of Bankruptcy (Unless You’re Counting) Part Two
• Can I File Bankruptcy if My Only Income is Social Security?
• REMINDER: New Credit Card Rules Go into Effect in 2010
• Frequently Asked Questions About Bankruptcy-Part Four
• 100 Tips to Help You Save
• What is the Statute of Limitations for Debt Lawsuits in Massachusetts?
• For Kids – Taking Control of Your Credit
• 5 Balance Transfer Tips & Traps
• Consumer Counseling Service Exposes Banking Industry: Finds Top Causes of Debt
• 11 Mistakes to make on a Credit Card, Part 2
• Top 15 Myths Of Bankruptcy (Unless You’re Counting) Part One
• What Happens If I Inherit Money After Filing Bankruptcy?
• Corporate Greed! Chase pays $0.62 interest on $80,000+ savings account and charges same customer over 27% on Chase credit card!
• 5 Secrets Debt Collectors Do NOT Want You To Know!
• Can I Fight Back Against Harassing Bill Collectors?
• Should I File a Chapter 7 or a Chapter 13?
• Nicholas Ortiz Speaks at Boston Bar Association
• I Need to File Bankruptcy Again, Can I?
• Beware of Fake Debt Collectors
• Thinking About Filing Bankruptcy? Stop those Automatic Payments.
• Frequently Asked Questions About Bankruptcy-Part Three
• Is Social Security Broke?
• 11 Mistakes to make on a Credit Card, Part 1
• Debt Relief Credit Counseling Services
• The New Frontier In Fraud: Traveler's Checks v. Credit Cards
• Bankruptcy Protects Your Future Property, Even If Your Property Isn’t At Risk Today
• What If I Can’t Speak English at My Bankruptcy Hearing?
• California Woman Launches Debtors’ Revolt
• New York Bankruptcy Lawyer To Sponsor Humanitarian Efforts Through Social Media
• 5 Things Your Creditors Don’t Want You To Know About Bankruptcy!
• Is My Bankruptcy Lawyer Legally Required to Keep Representing Me?
• GM Adds Third Shift To Three Plants.
• Refunds: Bankruptcy Attorney Fees
• Section 707(b) “Abuse” Motion: Here’s What to Do When You Receive One
• Oregon Declares Tax Amnesty if You Come Clean Now
• Online Payday Lenders: The Next Wave of Indentity Theft?
• Frequently Asked Questions About Bankruptcy-Part Two
• You Mean I Can Actually Sue My Creditors In Bankruptcy?
• The Homestead Exemption in Bankruptcy is Hard to Lose
• My Social Security Number Is Protected During Bankruptcy, Right?
• Really, It’s Not That Hard to Compile the Information for a Bankruptcy Filing
• Means Test Numbers Change November 1
• Frequently Asked Questions About Bankruptcy-Part One
• Reaffirmations in Bankruptcy – Part TWO
• Do I Have to be Current on My Bills to File Bankruptcy?
• As Banks Fail – Credit Dissolves – Cash Is King
• Should You Tap Savings Or Borrow For College?
• Do I Have to Give Up My Pets in Bankruptcy?
• Banks and Credit Unions Can Keep Your Money When Bankruptcy is Filed
• When is a Car Purchased for Business Use?
• Beware Bally's Bills
• Eccelsiastes 11: 1-6 It Takes Courage To Get Out Of Debt.
• Should Your Corporation or Limited Liability Company File Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?
• What is Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?
• Strategic Bankruptcy?
• Car debt key to means test deduction
• Will Changes in Student Loan Laws Help Me?
• IRS Extends Deadline To Disclose Secret Foreign Accounts
• Student Loan Forgiveness, Fact or Fantasy
• Be Careful Which Debts You Reaffirm
• Debt Settlement Firms: What Are They Good For? Absolutely Nothing! (Good Gawd)
• New Bankruptcy Law: Time Deadlines
• Conflicts of Interest in Bankruptcy
• Free Access to Documents Stirs Up Court Administrators
• Do I need to pass the means test – I have business debts.
• Will I Lose My Retirement If I File For Bankruptcy?
• The Truth About Your Credit
• My Bankruptcy Case was Dismissed. What Does That Mean?
• Pros and Cons of Reaffirmation in Bankruptcy Part 1
• Ninth Circuit Eliminates “Ride Thru”
• Number One Tip to Avoid Debt
• Can My Ex-Spouse Use Bankruptcy to Discharge Debts Arising from a Divorce Order?
• Are You in Financial Trouble: A Diagnosis
• How Will My Small Business Be Affected By My Personal Bankruptcy? (Part Two)
• How to Avoid Bankruptcy Myths and Get Accurate Information
• Can’t Make Your Mortgage Payments? Your Bank Doesn’t Mind…It Will Use Your House for Parties!
• ACCC Debt Settlement Study: How Useful Is It? (Part 2)
• ACCC Debt Settlement Study: How Useful Is It? (Part 1)
• Keep your car through bankruptcy without risk
• Chapter 13 Debt Limit Qualifications
• My Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Claims List is Missing Creditors: What Do I Do?
• Budgeting Problems and Bankruptcy: Part II
• Predict Your After Bankruptcy Credit Score
• File Your Tax Return for Free
• More Student Loans, School Expenses Not Discharged in Bankruptcy
• Lower Credit Card Interest and Balance to Avoid Default
• Credit Reports Before You File Bankruptcy
• Negoitiate A Better Credit Card Rate
• Is Filing Bankruptcy a Sin?
• Upside Down Car Loans Protected in 8th Circuit
• Is it Safe to Fly on an Airline that is in Bankruptcy?
• How Will My Small Business Be Affected By My Personal Bankruptcy? (Part One)
• Being Your Own Bankruptcy Attorney is Like Being Your Own Dentist: It Will Hurt
• Bankruptcy and the Upside-Down House: American Dream or Just a Nightmare?
• Take Control Of Your Credit Today.
• Nasty Surprise in Credit Union Car Loan Documents
• Lawyers File Bankruptcy Cases Electronically on Internet
• Can I Transfer My Assets Before I File Bankruptcy?
• Why Should I File Bankruptcy?
• Are Bankruptcy Lawyers “Debt Relief Agencies”? Soon, the Supreme Court Will Let Us Know
• Budgeting Problems and Bankruptcy: Part I
• How Fast Can I File for Bankruptcy?
• What Is “Income” In A Chapter 13?
• ABA v. FTC – Fighting Over Identity Theft Procedures/Rules
• Debt Collection Agencies are Prohibited From Using Harassing or Abusive Practices
• Valuation of Assets in Bankruptcy: Does it Really Matter? (Part One)
• Will I Lose My House If I File Bankruptcy?
• Good News for Responsible Spouses: You Aren’t Responsible for the Other Spouse’s Debts
• Debts Are Not Inherited – Don’t Go Bankrupt Trying to Pay Other People’s Debts
• After the Meeting of Creditors in a Typical Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
• What is a credit freeze?
• A Houston based "Debt Invalidation Firm" charged with Unlawful Conduct
• Working Overtime, or Having a Part-time Job: Can the Debtor Quit Before Filing Bankruptcy?
• What are the advantages of filing Chapter 7?
• Convert Chapter 13 to Chapter 7 and Keep New Assets
• Figuring Out the Monthly Payment in a Chapter 13 Case — What’s It All About?
• Bankruptcy and Mortgage Problems
• Can I Refile My Bankruptcy If It Is Dismissed?
• Means Test Vehicle Ownership Expense Allowed Without a Debt, Says 8th Circuit
• What Happens To My House If I File Bankruptcy?
• Eviction After Foreclosure—Is There An Automatic Stay?
• RECAP the Law and Privacy Concerns
• I Filed Bankruptcy And My Mortgage Company Has Stopped Sending Me Statements–What Now? Standing Modification of the Automatic Stay
• Store Creditors are refusing to accept partial payments
• What Happens If I Forget To List A Debt In My Bankruptcy?
• What is a “Dragnet Clause?”
• Bogus Bill Collectors – Have You Been Called?
• RECAP, Recycled Bankruptcy Documents for the Public
• New Bankruptcy Laws Tougher on Creditors Violating Automatic Stay
• Converting a Chapter 7 case to a Chapter 13 bankruptcy
• Converting From Chapter 13 to Chapter 7
• What is calculated in “gross income” for the Means Test
• Debt Relief USA Inc.'s customers may get restitution
• The Means Test: Don’t Try This at Home
• I Filed Bankruptcy A Few Years Ago, Can I File Again?
• Business bankruptcy: whose debt is it?
• Top 10 Documents To Show Your Bankruptcy Lawyer
• Game Show Winnings Subject of Tug-of-War Between Trustee and a Charity
• When Should I See A Bankruptcy Lawyer
• How Can I Afford to Pay My Bankruptcy Attorney?
• Liens on vehicles and car title loans means your vehicle is not paid for
• Who Will Be At The Bankruptcy Hearing?
• Reader’s Digest Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization
• I Need To File Bankruptcy But Will It Be In The Newspaper?
• Consumers who file Bankruptcy Lose the “Privilege” of paying mortgages by ACH or EFT
• Fear of Debt Creates Tunnel Vision.
• What Is Your Debt To Income Ratio?
• Parade Magazine Publishes Article About "Bouncing Back from Bankruptcy"
• Bankruptcy Stimulus Plan
• Don’t Abuse Emergency Bankruptcy Filing Process
• How Can I Lower My Car Loan Balance in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?
• The Meeting of Creditors in a Bankruptcy
• You Have $80,000 In Credit Card Debt, What Do You Have To Show For It?
• Can I Keep My Motorcycle if I File Bankruptcy?
• Debt-Settlement Companies: Promises, Promises
• 9th Circuit Denies Allowance of Vehicle Ownership Expense: Frustrated at Congress
• What is a “Consent Order”?
• What is CM/ECF and What Does it Do in Bankruptcy Court?
• Court Allows Dismissal of Chapter 13, Rather Than Conversion to Chapter 7, Even Where Debtor Filed Inaccurate Schedules And Sold Home Without Court Permission
• Do I Owe Too Much To File for Chapter 13?
• Can I Reaffirm My Car Loan If I Convert From Chapter 13 To Chapter 7?
• Debts of a non married partner
• Who Are the Maryland Greenbelt Chapter 13 Trustees?
• PACER is Public Access to Court Electronic Records
• BANRUPTCY OR DIVORCE WHAT COMES FIRST
• Can I Get Rid Of An Excise Tax If I File For Bankruptcy?
• Who Are the Maryland Baltimore Chapter 13 Trustees?
• What is an Adequate Protection Order?
• Can I Keep My CD If I File For Bankruptcy?
• Bank Overdraft Fees Are Going Up Again !
• Can a small corporation file a bankruptcy case without a lawyer?
• Can I lose my job if I file for bankruptcy?
• Transferring Property to Avoid Probate: Like Getting Smacked in the Head
• Who Are the Maryland Greenbelt Chapter 7 Trustees?
• What’s The Rule Of Thumb For A Trustee To Take An Asset?
• Who Are the Maryland Baltimore Chapter 7 Trustees?
• Can I Make A Maximum IRA Contribution To Protect My Cash?
• Identity Theft Involving Children's Social Security Numbers
• Who Owes The Debt When A Family Member Dies?
• Can An Out Of State Attorney Sue Me For A Debt?
• Can I keep my house or car if I file bankruptcy?
• How long to complete a Chapter 7 bankruptcy?
• Property: Do I Really Have To List Everything?
• NC Bankruptcy Debtors To Get Higher Home Equity Protection
• 1st Circuit Affirms Means Test Decision
• Can I File A Bankruptcy Only On My Medical Bills?
• Can I Include My Foreclosure In My Bankruptcy?
• Will a Payday loan help me with credit card debt?
• Do I Have To Go To Court If I File Bankruptcy?
• What is the “Meeting of Creditors”?
• New Uniform Document Production List For Chapter 7 Cases in the Eastern District of North Carolina
• How much can Bankruptcy Court garnish from my paycheck?
• How much can be garnished from my paycheck?
• Should You Borrow From Your 401K To Pay Off Credit Cards?
• Chapter 7 Bankruptcy – 9 Steps In Getting A Fresh Start
• Marital Settlement Agreements Blessed by Ninth Circuit
• What is the Grace Period for my Chapter 13 Plan Payment?
• How Long Will Bankruptcy Affect Me?
• I Am In A Chapter 13–Can I Convert To A Chapter 7, I Don’t Like Chapter 13
• Cash For Clunkers? A Clunker of a Clunker Program
• Don't Focus Too Much On Credit Score
• You Never Got Notice Of Being Sued? The Judge Just May Believe You Now!!
• What Is An Automatic Stay?
• Post-Petition Mortgage Payments–Good Records are Key
• “Current Monthly Income:” They Didn’t Ask Me!
• Is Credit Card Arbitration Fair and Impartial?
• My Town Can’t Pay It’s Bills…Can It File Bankruptcy?
• Don't Ever Buy Thougthlessly.
• Consumer Wants Evaluation of Debt Settlement Service Contract
• Bankruptcy isn’t the source of stress
• Did The Louisiana Legislature Increase The Homestead Exemption?
• Getting A Bank Account After Being Reported To ChexSystems
• What To Do If You Can’t Make Chapter 13 Plan Payments? Part 6 Of 6.
• What Happens If The Information On My Bankruptcy Schedules Is Wrong?
• Student Loan Bankruptcy Discharge, A Hardship!
• Cash For Clunkers: Short Deal
• Free Information About Credit.
• What To Do If You Can’t Make Chapter 13 Plan Payments? Part 5 Of 6.
• I’m in Chapter 13 and Behind on Mortgage Payments Again–What Now?
• Children And 341Meetings Do Not Mix.
• I Need to File Because I’m Getting Married
• Galatians 5:17 May Explain Why People Go Into Debt.
• Top 4 Ways To Deal With The Stress Of Bankruptcy
• Perjury In A Bankruptcy Case Can Land You In Jail!
• Bankruptcy and the MLM Distributor – Part III Income Supression Issues
• Using Your Student Loans To Pay Off Debts
• Bankruptcy “Means Test” Doesn’t Dictate Chapter 13 Plan Payments, 5th and 7th Circuit Appeals Courts Say
• Reaffirmation Agreement in Bankruptcy, Should I Sign?
• Verification of All Information Important in Bankruptcy
• After Bankruptcy: Florida Is A Renter’s Market
• Do You Even Qualify For Chapter 13 In Southern California?
• Credit Card Users Refuse To Pay. Join The Fight.
• Dealing With Student Loan Debt After Bankruptcy
• Do I Have to Include My Car and MY House In MY Bankruptcy?
• I’m Not In School — What is this “Means Test” I have to Pass?
• Cash For Clunkers: The Real Deal
• Payday Loans – The Ugly Truth
• Buying A Car Before Or During Bankruptcy
• You Can’t Lose Your $17,165 Social Security Check in a Bankruptcy Case, Appeals Court Says
• Husband Killing Did Not Get Hardship Discharge for Wife
• Can I keep my car if I file bankruptcy?
• Before You File For Bankruptcy, Review The Paperwork
• What To Do If You Can’t Make Chapter 13 Plan Payments? Part 4 Of 6.
• Don’t Float Checks To Cover Your Expenses
• Medical Debt Collectors Are Eager To Settle
• What To Do If You Can’t Make Chapter 13 Plan Payments? Part 3 Of 6.
• Bankruptcy and the MLM Distributor – Part II Presumption of Abuse
• What Not to do When Preparing to File Bankruptcy?
• A Helpful Resource for "Do It Yourself Debt Settlement"
• Buying A Home After Bankruptcy
• Rebuilding Good Credit After Bankruptcy
• Do It Yourself Debt Settlement
• What To Do If You Can’t Make Chapter 13 Plan Payments? Part 2 Of 6.
• Surrender in bankruptcy doesn’t transfer title
• Cramdown On First Mortgages Gets A Second Look By Senate
• What To Do If You Can’t Make Chapter 13 Plan Payments? Part 1 Of 6.
• Saving Your Home After Job Loss
• Federal Parent Plus Student Loan Discharges On Death
• Who is the U.S. Trustee?
• Ninth Circuit Allows Post Petition Attorney Fees as Unsecured Claim
• What Debts are Dischargeable?
• Is There Life After Bankruptcy?
• Are You The Next Success Story? Bankruptcy Is A New Beginning
• Attorney on the Go, Chip Parker, releases video blogs on YouTube
• Bankrupty and the MLM Distributor – Part I: Why there is Enhanced Risk
• Reasons to file a Chapter 13
• When is Bankruptcy the Right Choice?
• Stephen Baldwin – Another Celebrity Bankruptcy
• The Bankruptcy Means Test
• Student Loans: Paradise for Debt Scavengers
• New York Debt Collectors May Have Tougher Time Collecting Debts
• Can I Bankrupt My Student Loan?
• Credit Counseling And Filing Bankruptcy
• What to Bring to an Initial Bankruptcy Consultation
• Selling Your Home in Bankruptcy (Part One: Chapter 7)
• Bankruptcy Exemptions in Massachusetts
• What debts to include in bankruptcy?
• Do I Need A Credit Card?
• Bankruptcy No Document Proof of Claim Disallowed
• Wrong Amount Listed for Bank Account Balance; Debtors Lose Over $13,000
• Reasons to file a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
• Consumer Bankruptcy Cases Approaching Record Level
• Online Federal Tax Filing Available For Free
• Who Needs Small Business Chapter 11? (Part Two)
• Debt Collectors Who Break The Law Are Being Sued
• Means Test and 707(b): Huge House Payment, Motor Home, and Boat Payments Allowed for Chapter 7 Debtors
• Should I Keep My House In A Bankruptcy Filing?
• Remodeling Contractors – Bankruptcy Considerations Part 1
• Bankruptcy Can Be Good for Your Health
• Who Needs Small Business Chapter 11? (Part One)
• Are the Chicago Cubs going bankrupt?
• Easy Bankruptcy: File In July
• Should You Withdraw Money From Your Pension To Pay Your Debts?
• What To Do When Creditors Are Calling While You Are In Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
• Should You File Bankruptcy If You Have No Assets?
• Mortgage Loan Modifications Dropping
• Bankruptcy Means Test: Roommate’s Income Doesn’t Count, Judge Says
• Banks Cutting Back Credit To Business
• 8th Circuit BAP Resolves Iowa Court Split on Tools of Trade
• 2009 Bankruptcy Filings Up
• Most alternatives to bankruptcy involve wishful thinking
• Medical Insurance Is Critical!
• Keeping mum about discharging taxes in bankruptcy
• Today, I am Reviewing the Claims File from my Client’s Chapter 13
• How Do I Find a Good Deal on a Secured Credit Card?
• US Health Care Financing System is Broken – Most Bankruptcies Due To Medical Debt
• Wages Are Falling Fastest in New York State
• “I’m Not Filing Bankruptcy On . . . “, and Other Misconceptions
• Will Health Care Reform Stop Fraudulent Medical Billing Practices?
• What Can I Do to Stop Bill Collector's Harassing Phone Calls?
• Are There Any Reasons NOT to File Chapter 7 Bankruptcy? Part 2-You May Not Discharge All Your Debt
• Can I File Blank Bankruptcy Forms To Start My Case?
• What is a Credit Default Swap? And Why Should You Care?
• Handling the Emotional Impact of Debt Problems
• Credit-Related Scams
• Credit Card Lenders Still Hoping Consumers Will Get In Too Deep?
• Need Money? Flashy v. Fast
• Exemption Amounts Increased in Oregon (a small step)
• Protect Your Identity & Credit by Protecting Your Personal Information
• "Get Help Now PA!" Provides Help for Pennsylvanians Experiencing Financial Difficulties
• Are There Any Reasons NOT to File Chapter 7 Bankruptcy? Part 1 – It May Affect Your Credit Score
• Student Loan Debt — New Options for Repayment?
• Completing Bankruptcy Paperwork
• Dairy Farmers in Crisis Should Consider Chapter 12 Bankruptcy
• Warranty Claims Against a Bankrupt Company
• Trustee Holds Feher Proceeds Until Completion or Dismissal of Chapter 13
• What Happens to Insurance Proceeds for a Totaled Car in Chapter 13?
• Debt Settlement Companies – Unreliable, Unwise, and Now Bankrupt!
• What Documents Do I Need To Have To File For Bankruptcy?
• Is It Possible to Lose My Homestead Exemption in Bankruptcy Court?
• The Duty To Disclose: Why Does A Debtor Have To Provide A List Of All Assets?
• How Will Judge Sotomayor Decide Bankruptcy Cases if She Gets to the Supreme Court?
• Bill Collectors – What Are They Good For?
• Choosing A Bankruptcy Lawyer – 5 Things To Look For
• San Diego now allows “McMansions” in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
• Family Medical Leave and Chapter 13 Payments
• Debt Control Begins With Listening to Your Conscience.
• Should I File A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Or A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?
• San Diego: New Ruling Allows Student Loans to be Discharged in Chapter 13!
• Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2009 Signed into Law
• Chapter 13 And Unexpected Bills
• Chapter 7 Bankruptcy May Give (Temporary) Relief from Collectors
• Payroll taxes: the “loan” that lives forever
• Why File A Response In A Chapter 7 Motion For Relief From Stay?
• Do I have to be a citizen to file a bankruptcy case?
• Chapter 20: San Diego Bankruptcy Court allows Lien Stripping in Chapter 13 after Chapter 7.
• Debt Settlement: An Idea Whose Time has NOT Come?
• Does bankruptcy protect me against debts from other countries?
• Fees From A Creditor Who Tried To Dismiss Your Case
• Should I file bankruptcy before I get married?
• Force Placed Insurance Only Protects The Lender
• California Foreclosure: 90 More Days Added under 2923.52(a)
• Bankruptcy and Reverse Mortgages
• Bankruptcy Erases Most Judgments
• How to Value a Car for Chapter 13 Plan “Secured Claim” Purposes
• New Massachusetts Bankruptcy Means Test Decision
• I Am Thinking About Turning In My Car
• How Long Will My Chapter 7 Take?
• Sumerians Were The First Culture To Use Interest.
• New York News Report Debunks 5 Myths of Bankruptcy
• Beware Of Letters (Ads) For Bankruptcy Financial Mangement Class
• Statements Received After Discharge May Violate Bankruptcy Code Even If Creditor Includes A Disclaimer
• Carey Ebert, Ft. Worth Bankruptcy Lawyer And President of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Joins As A Contributing Author
• HELOC in bankruptcy: dischargeable?
• Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Defense Attorney Opens New Southern Illinois Office
• Reject Commercial Leases Quickly, Says 8th Circuit BAP
• Bankruptcy Discharge Violations Are FDCPA Violations Too
• Means Test Vehicle Ownership Expense: Another Appeals Court Says “Yes” Even When There’s No Car Payment
• How Does My Credit Card Company Find Out So Much About Me?
• High Rate Loans Might Be Limited By A New Senate Bill
• Loans on 401(k) Plans a Tax Trap
• Appeals Court Holds More Than Mere “Mistake” Required for Imposition of Constructive Trust; Bankruptcy Trustee Entitled to Mistaken $90,000 Deposit into Debtor’s Account
• New Income Based Repayment Plans, Same Old Story
• Bankruptcy and Older Folks
• Bankruptcy Judge Can Order Conversion from Chapter 13 to Chapter 7
• When Preparing for Bankruptcy, You Can’t Be Too Careful
• What Happens If A Creditor Contacts Me After My Bankruptcy?
• Can’t Access ECF? Another Possible Problem and Its Solution
• What Happens if I Stop My Chapter 13 Payment?
• Twelve Personal Finance Mistakes – Retirement
• Is Bankruptcy Better Than Debt Settlement?
• Attorney Liens in Bankruptcy
• What Is The U.S. Trustee?
• Twelve Personal Finance Mistakes – Life and Disability
• Bankruptcy Debtor Education Class (2nd Course)
• The stigma of bankruptcy
• Twelve Personal Finance Mistakes – Plan Major Purchases
• Chapter 13 Plans Which Vest Property of the Estate in the Debtor Too Early Can Result in Loss of Assets
• Statement of Financial Affairs: Question 6
• Is It Legal For Collection Agencies To Harass Me?
• Twelve Personal Finance Mistakes – Employee Benefits
• Eugene Melchionne, Connecticut Bankruptcy Lawyer, Elected To Lead Bankruptcy Law Network
• Should I Talk With a Bankruptcy Lawyer Instead of A Debt Settlement Company?
• Tell Your Bankruptcy Attorney Everything
• Twelve Personal Finance Mistakes – Learn Self Control
• Hear GM and Chrysler Bankruptcy Hearings Online
• Twelve Personal Finance Mistakes – Teach Your Children Well
• “Stealth” Plan Provisions: Confirmation of Chapter 13 Plan Did Not Alter Domestic Support Obligation
• Top 20 Cities for Credit Card Spending
• Owning Two Houses Isn't Always Fun
• Credit Union Automatic Deductions & the Automatic Stay
• College Students and Credit Card Debts
• After Filing Bankruptcy, Banks Can’t Keep Your Money For Pre-petition Debts
• One Violation; Two Lawyers
• Twelve Personal Finance Mistakes – Emergency Funds
• Married Debtors; Separate Bankruptcy Estates
• Personal Bailouts – Should You Bailout A Friend or Relative?
• Twelve Personal Finance Mistakes – Private Banking
• Can You Get Rid Of A Mortgage: An Update
• Does The Stress Over Debts or Mortgage Foreclosure Lead to Suicide?
• New York Attorney General Cuomo Goes After Debt Collectors
• Experian Beats Lifelock In First Courtroom Battle
• Resolving a Motion for Relief – A Costly Exercise
• Twelve Personal Finance Mistakes – Set Limits
• Lawyer Fails to File Bankruptcy or Otherwise Carry Out Debt Repayment Plan; License to Practice Law Revoked
• "Gotcha Capitalism"–A Guide to Stamping Out Hidden Fees
• To File Your Case, Your Lawyer Will Need All Info, All At One Time
• I Didn’t File For Bankruptcy! How Can The Trustee Sell My House?
• Seventh Circuit Says “Give back the Car” in bankruptcy – Even in Chicago
• List all of your assets in your bankruptcy case – it’s a crime not to
• Twelve Personal Finance Mistakes – Share Goals
• Camping Maybe the Answer to Family Fun During a Recession.
• Can’t Access Pacer or ECF? You May Need to Change a Setting in Your Browser
• Credit Default Swaps Could Force General Motors Bankruptcy
• You can recover damages if creditors harass you after you file your bankruptcy case
• Twelve Personal Finance Mistakes – Work With a Partner
• Credit card changes come too late
• Twelve Personal Finance Mistakes – Failure to Plan
• Real Estate Commissions Lost to Chapter 7 Trustee, Even When Closings Occurred After Bankruptcy Filing
• How Flexible is Chapter 13 After You’ve Filed?
• Get a Copy of Your Chex Systems Report
• Satisfy a Car Loan by Surrender in Connecticut
• What Is the Difference Between Chapter 11, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?
• Do Not Hide From Your Lawyer
• Who Should File for Bankruptcy?
• Credit Card Reform Did Not Fix Everything
• What Happens To My Chapter 13 Payment If My Income Goes Down?
• Credit Scores Should Not Be Your Main Concern
• Connecticut’s Exemption in Cars
• Are All Debt Collectors Nasty?
• The Credit Cardholder’s Bill of Rights Passes
• Can I Use Chapter 13 to Save an Elderly Parent or Adult Child’s Home?
• How Long Does a Chapter 13 Case Take?
• Credit Union’s Application of Automatic Payroll Deductions to Vehicle Loan Violates Bankruptcy Protection
• I’m Filing Bankruptcy But I Don’t Want My Family Members To Know
• Chapter 11 for Individuals or Small Businesses
• Hardship Discharge in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: What is It?
• Can I Keep My Car in Bankruptcy?
• Debt Management Firm Says Bankruptcy the Best Solution
• My income is going down – do I still have to file chapter 13?
• Student Loans In Bankruptcy–A Thorny Problem
• Revocable Trusts and Entirety Property
• Statement of Financial Affairs: Question 5
• Determining Household Size for Means Test
• Can I Keep my Tax Refund in a Massachusetts Bankruptcy?
• Civil Judgments For Past Due Debts – Why Do I Care?
• Questions To Ask A Bankruptcy Lawyer Before Signing A Retainer Agreement
• My Employer is in Bankruptcy, Can I Still Sue Them?
• Statement of Financial Affairs: Question 4
• What is the Wild Card Exemption?
• Can I File Bankruptcy Again?
• Can I Keep My Car if I File Chapter 7 in New York?
• What Does it Cost to File Bankruptcy?
• We Need A Credit Card Bill Of Rights.
• Dealing with debt collectors
• Free Rent For A Parent?
• I still owe HOA Fees after I filed Bankruptcy and Surrendered my Home?
• The Continuing Concealment Doctrine
• Pay Advices–What Is That? Evidence of Income for Bankruptcy.
• How long does it take to file a bankruptcy case?
• The Dilemma of Private Student Loans in Bankruptcy
• Notes on Bankruptcy Article in The Atlantic
• Bankruptcy, exemptions and a fresh start
• Don’t Be So Quick to Dismiss the Relevance of Means Test Numbers
• Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court Issues New Standing Orders
• When bankruptcy is smarter choice
• A grateful client thanked me for his fresh start
• Limited Stay Relief Is Automatic In Massachusetts
• Bank of America squeezes its credit card holders – no default necessary. “I’m mad as hell and not going to take this anymore.”
• Limited Attorney Appearances Allowed In Massachusetts
• Should You Guarantee A Student Loan?
• Consumer credit evaporating – Consumer bankruptcy cases to climb
• Attorney Fees Are a Means Test Deduction
• Massachusetts Attorney General Warns on Mortgage Modifications
• What Happens to My Debt Management Plan if My Credit Counselor Goes Out of Business?
• Unlisted Debts Are Not Discharged in First Circuit
• How Do I Find Out My Chapter 13 Balance?
• Bankruptcy and Lenders who Refuse to Pick Up Vehicles
• Statement of Financial Affairs: Question 3
• Ask For A Discharge After Making Last Chapter 13 Payment
• Insurance Requirement on Vehicles in a Western District of Missouri Bankruptcy
• Minimal Or Zero Dividend Chapter 13 Plans: The Newest Battleground
• How To Become A Former Client Of A Bankruptcy Attorney
• How Not to be Selected as a Client by a Bankruptcy Attorney.
• The Terrible Consequences of Not Getting A Discharge In Bankruptcy
• Filing Bankruptcy: First Steps
• I’ve Moved During My Bankruptcy: Now What?
• Why Did Cramdown Fail? Insurance and Principal.
• The FTC's "Must-Dos" for Anyone With a Debt Management Plan
• Owing Rent When Filing Chapter 13
• Missouri Chapter 13 Plans Must Pay Mortgage Payments Through Trustee; Direct Mortgage Payments for Delinquent Debtors Disallowed
• Congress Votes Against Consumers Modifying Home Mortgages In Bankruptcy
• Why Haven't You Gotten Your Free Credit Report?
• Debt Cures: Does Kevin Trudeau Make Money or Sense? Part 16: Rebuilding Credit
• Debt Cures: Does Kevin Trudeau Make Money or Sense? Part 15B: The Scary Part
• If Chrysler Can File Bankruptcy, Why Can’t I?
• Do You Pay Your Credit Card Bills Late?
• Business credit cards and the individual bankruptcy case
• Can A Bankruptcy Trustee Search Your Home?
• Ten Reasons to Delay Filing Bankruptcy! Reason No. 6.1: The Means Test
• My Bankruptcy Attorney Doesn’t Return My Phone Calls. Why?
• Debt Cures: Does Kevin Trudeau Make Money or Sense? Part 15: Stop Debt Collectors Cold!
• Credit Card Industry Tactics–Suddenly, Bankruptcy Becomes Less Painful Than Default On A Credit Card
• Louisiana House To Consider Raising Homestead Exemption!
• Help Families Save Their Homes! We Need Your Help Now!
• Protecting College Funds In Bankruptcy
• Ten Reasons to Delay Filing Bankruptcy! Reason No. 6: Payment of Creditors
• Dividing the debt on divorce in California
• Is There Such A Thing As a “Secret” Bankruptcy?
• Debt Cures: Does Kevin Trudeau Make Money or Sense? Part 14: Slaying the Dragons
• Debt Cures: Does Kevin Trudeau Make Money or Sense? Part 13: Three Ring Circus (credit card/financial industry)
• Credit Reporting Disputes: Persistence and Record Keeping Key
• Debt Cures: Does Kevin Trudeau Make Money or Sense? Part 12: Stealing Candy From Babies (Getting Into Deeper Debt)
• Debt Cures: Does Kevin Trudeau Make Money or Sense? Part 11: Big Business (Credit Card Industry)
• Debt Cures: Does Kevin Trudeau Make Money or Sense? Part 10: Bankruptcy
• Bankers Have No Sense of Irony
• U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Bankruptcy Exemption Issue
• Paychecks And Uncooperative Employers
• Should I use a petition preparer so I can file bankruptcy without an attorney?
• Can I get out of debt without bankruptcy?
• Debt Cures: Does Kevin Trudeau Make Money or Sense? Part 8: Student Loan Issues
• Wage Garnishment for a Chapter 13 Plan Payment Increases Success Rate.
• How Is My Chapter 13 Plan Payment Figured?
• Credit Card Perks and Default
• Reasons to hire an attorney for your bankruptcy case
• Why are chapter 13 cases being filed less frequently?
• The Company That Owes Me Money Is In Chapter 11–What Now?
• Montana Jury Awards $311,000 For FDCPA Violation
• My employer is in bankruptcy – what happens to my health insurance?
• My employer is in bankruptcy – what happens to my pension?
• Student Loan Hangover – The Economy And Bankruptcy
• Carpenter’s Apprentice Training Costs Non-Dischargeable as “Student Loans,” Even Though No Loans Were Made
• Does It Matter, For Bankruptcy Purposes, How the Credit Cards Were Used?
• My school won’t give me my transcript after banrkuptcy
• Balance Transfers Can Be Avoidable Preferences
• Carolina Place Mall Parent Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
• Approach Debt Management Plans With Caution
• Attorney May Charge No More Than $1,500 for Routine Chapter 7 Case, Florida Court Rules
• Before You Move, Talk To A Bankruptcy Lawyer
• Credit Card Company Predatory Practices?
• JK Harris Charged by Texas AG's office with Misrepresenting Its Ability to Reduce Unpaid Tax Debts
• Fourth Circuit Rules That The “Hanging Paragraph” Protects Negative Equity
• Should I Stop Paying my Credit Card Debt if I Plan to File Bankruptcy
• Statistics: Utah sees 56% increase in bankruptcy
• Can A Debt Collector Garnish My Federal Benefits?
• Always Tell Your Lawyer The Truth
• Credit Crisis Simplified
• Practice Tip: Debt Relief Agency Notices
• Don’t break bankruptcy’s 90 day rule
• Can A Debt Collector Garnish My Bank Account or My Wages?
• What are the Implications of Non-reaffirmed Mortgage Debt in a pre-BAPCPA Chapter 7 case
• Actions Taken Against Non-Debtor Spouse Violate Discharge Injunction
• Statement of Financial Affairs: Questions 1 and 2
• Statement of Financial Affairs Information
• Bankruptcy Good for the Economy
• Many People Keep Their Homes When They File For Bankruptcy
• Disclose Debt Relief Payments And Attorney Fees On SOFA 9
• How Can I Stop a Debt Collector From Contacting Me?
• Credit Solutions of America charged with scheme that defrauded Texans with financial problems
• New Massachusetts Median Income Figures
• Debt collectors and the lies they tell
• Is Senator Mel Martinez a Republican or Floridian first?
• Disclose Attorney Fees in Bankruptcy – Show Me The Money
• Financial Crisis – Money Plan
• Debt Cures: Does Kevin Trudeau Make Money or Sense? Part 7: Correction of Errors
• Bankruptcy does not allow you to keep your home AND not pay for it!
• Is A High Credit Score Important?
• Is 800CreditCardDebt Better Than Bankruptcy?
• Unemployment Rates Top 8.5%
• Bankruptcy and Short Sales: California
• I Lost My Job and Cannot Make My Chapter 13 Payment
• Can I Keep My Favorite Credit Cards Off My Bankruptcy?
• Credit Card Interest Rate Law Change?
• Bankruptcy Law Network Contributor Brett Weiss Testifies Before Congress
• Practice Tip: Include Proof of Insurance on Schedules
• May A Debt Collector Call My Neighbors
• When Can A Debt Collector Call Me
• Who Has The Title To My Car During My Bankruptcy Case?
• Statement of Financial Affairs: What Is It?
• Does opting out of credit card offers affect my credit score?
• Upromise Affinity Card Switches Banks to Bank of America
• Student Loans Discharged; Court Rules That Wife’s Income Not Relevant in Determining Income for “Undue Hardship” Analysis
• When Will I Get My Car Title After I File Bankruptcy?
• Use Social Messaging Services To Follow The National Debt!
• Proverbs 19:20
• Celebrity Bankruptcy
• Bankruptcy Attorney Has Duty to Check on Alleged Perfection of Security Interest, Idaho Court Rules
• What Can You Do To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft?
• Thinking About Debt Settlement? Think Again.
• April is Financial Literacy Month
• Free Report – "How To Make Debt Collectors Pay For Leaving Illegal Voicemails"
• Can I Pay Back My Debts After Bankruptcy?
• American Express Changes Membership Rewards Policy
• Sanctions Victory in Massachusetts
• A Song About Bankruptcy?
• Is Filing Bankruptcy Embarrassing?
• Credit Card Charge-Offs Hit 6.3% Last Year
• Debt Collection Abuse You Have to See to Believe
• Is a Criminal Attempting to Collect a Debt From Me?
• Debit Cards Can Be Expensive!
• How to Stop Credit Card Junk Mail Offers
• Ten Reasons to Delay Filing Bankruptcy! Reason No. 4: Pre-Bankruptcy Transfers
• Massachusetts: Means Test Not Safe Harbor in Chapter 7
• Are You Really Ready to File Bankruptcy? Things You Will Need.
• Should I File Bankruptcy?
• Making the Transition From Credit to Cash
• Create a Plan to Solve Debt Problems
• Chapter 7 Debtor May Use “$0″ Exemption on Asset Having Unknown Value; Mistaken Exemption Upheld
• How Credit Card Companies Profit From Debt
• The Debt Industry as Explained by Harvard's Elizabeth Warren on Dateline NBC
• Waiver Of Credit Counseling And Debtor Education Ends For Eastern District Of Louisiana
• Deduction for Involuntary Liens Disallowed on Means Test
• I’m In Chapter 13 and I’ve Goofed-What Now?
• Ron Paul’s opposition to Bankruptcy Reform is hypocrisy
• New Bankruptcy Court Judge in the Northern District of New York
• Will my bankruptcy discharge go through?
• Where Do You Find Credible Bankruptcy Information?
• Credit Card Debt Next Crisis?
• New Study Finds Link Between Your Face and Your Credit Score
• Can I Refinance My Home While I’m In Bankruptcy?
• How Fast Can A Bankruptcy Be Filed?
• Can my creditors keep calling me after my bankruptcy?
• How Much Is a Trillion?
• Good Morning America Reports On The Economic Crises.
• Mystery Shopper "Job" Scam Could Cause You to Owe Money
• Medical bills after Chapter 7 and during Chapter 13
• Retroactive Credit Card Interest Bump Approved by Court
• Banks Are Hurting All Consumers By Clamping Down on Credit Lines
• Madoff bankruptcy: What’s a claw-back? Are you at risk?
• What are the red flags that a bank is in trouble?
• Can I transfer my house to my kids?
• Transunion Tracks Deliquent Loan Payments.
• Debt Cures: Does Kevin Trudeau Make Money or Sense? Part 6: Your Credit Report/Score
• Bankruptcy And A New Car
• Debt Cures: Does Kevin Trudeau Make Money or Sense? Part 5: Fighting Back
• Strange Days: Means Test Numbers Don’t Make Sense
• Is there a good time to file my bankruptcy case?
• Debt Cures: Does Kevin Trudeau Make Money or Sense? Part 3
• What do I do if my bank is acquired or closes?
• Can I get credit after bankruptcy?
• Chapter 7 Reaffirmation Only Available if You can Afford to Pay
• NYS Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Intervenes For Consumers in Central NY Bankruptcy Case
• Another Debt Negotiation Company Tossed Out of Georgia
• I have an account at a bank I owe money – What should I do? What if the bank makes a set-off?
• A Bail Bond Can Be A Lien Against Your House And Result In Foreclosure.
• Debt Cures: Does Kevin Trudeau Make Money or Sense? Credit Card Rates, Part 4
• I Co-Signed An Account–What Happens If I File Bankruptcy?
• Debt Cures: Does Kevin Trudeau Make Money or Sense? Part 2
• What can I do if my bank cancels or cannot honor my line of credit?
• Can I keep my income tax refund in bankruptcy?
• Can I modify my mortgage in chapter 13?
• Debt Cures: Does Kevin Trudeau Make Money or Sense? Part 1
• What Is A Proof of Claim–Does it come off a cereal box?
• Should I Keep Paying My Homeowner’s Insurance After Filing Bankruptcy?
• Debt Buyers In New York City Must Now Register To Do Business
• Why “Show Me The Note” Matters
• How To Keep Your Chapter 7 Trustee Happy.
• When Preparing to File Bankruptcy, Don’t “Dump and Run”
• Banks’ Future Woes in One Word: Plastic
• What are some signs of a bank's financial stability?
• TCB Financial files notice they want to return TARP funds to the Treasury
• Fraud Alert – 25 Cent Charges on Your Credit Card Statement
• Georgia Office of Consumer Affairs in Standoff With Debt Collection Law Firms
• How Much Do I Have to Pay the Chapter 13 Trustee?
• Has the Recession “Bottomed Out”?
• 1st Circuit B.A.P. Decision on Implied Acceptance
• Economic Stimulus Package Does NOT Obligate Credit Card Companies to Settle Debts
• Avoiding probate with property transfer costly in bankruptcy
• Is The Credit Crunch In A Dead Cat Bounce?
• Mortgage Modification Bill Now In Senate’s Hands – Judges Speak Out!
• FTC Releases Parody of FreeCreditReport.com Ads
• Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates?
• Paying your credit card every 14 days can reduce the total amount you pay on your credit card!
• If I Have Errors On My Credit Report In California, Can I Sue Under State Law?
• Bankruptcy Will Stop A Foreclosure–No Doubt About It!
• Do I Qualify For A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?
• IRS decides not to renew private debt collection contracts and to hire over 1,000 new collection personnel in 2009
• 1st Circuit B.A.P. Rules on Balloon Payments
• Debt Settlement Plans Exposed
• New Mortgage Modification “Cram Down” Bankruptcy Laws to Help San Diego
• Bankruptcy Case Law Blog Launched
• How Much Debt Is Too Much?
• Consumers Subject To Collection Abuse Need To Know Their Rights
• Bankruptcy Cramdown Bill Approved in the House of Representatives
• Am I Responsible for the Debts of my Deceased Spouse or Other Relatives?
• Bankruptcy: will “they” make me sell my stuff?
• Judicial Mortgage Modification Deal in the House
• Means Test Income and Expense Figures Change March 15
• Florida Needs Bankruptcy Mortgage Modifications Now!
• Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Defense Firm Opens New Office In Sarasota, Florida
• Support bankruptcy reform by calling Congress through NACBA’s toll free number
• Credit Scores And FICO Need To Be Reformed Now.
• Can The Federal Government File For Bankruptcy?
• Opponents of bankruptcy reform are whiners
• Does It Matter What I Do With My Tax Refund If I’m Going to File Bankruptcy Soon?
• Appeals Court: Failure to File Section 521 Financial Disclosures Within 45 Days Need Not Result in Dismissal
• A Website Can Be A Bankruptcy Lawyer
• How Much Credit Should You Have?
• You Still Owe "Charged Off" Debts
• Avoiding Judgment Liens in Bankruptcy – Too Little, Too Late?
• Oregon Legislature Targets Abusive Debt Collectors
• Ten Reasons to Delay Filing Bankruptcy! Reason No. 3: Homestead Exemptions
• Settling Debt-Related Lawsuits–Proceed With Caution!
• The High Cost of Rent-To-Own
• Bankruptcy Judge Stephen D. Gerling Retires Today in the Northern District of New York
• If I Sell My House Less Than One Year Before Filing Bankruptcy, Do I Have To Keep Records of What I Do With the Money?
• Same Sex Couples Not Required to Combine Income on “Means Test,” Wisconsin Court Rules
• Is My Chapter 13 Trustee My Friend?
• Court Imposes $2,000 Fine Upon Bankruptcy Petition Preparer
• Be careful where you shop and use a credit card – it could be harmful to your financial health!
• American Express Pays You to Close Account
• More than a million families to benefit from mortgage modification bill in Congress
• Some Consumer Debts Incurred after a Chapter 13 Filing Can be Included in Your Plan
• House to Vote Thursday on Revised Bill for Mortgage Modification in Bankruptcy
• Creditor Reaffirmation Attorney’s Fees Disallowed
• American Express Tries Bribing Customers
• Beverly Hills 90210: Recession in Style
• Bankruptcy Lawyers Must Love Recessions, Right?
• Mortgage Modification in Bankruptcy Bill to House Floor Wednesday
• Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Defense Opens New Daytona Beach Office
• President Obama, The Bankruptcy Code and Leadership
• Buying A House After Filing Bankruptcy
• Destruction of Bank Statements No Grounds for Denial of Discharge, Massachusetts Court Rules
• Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: What Gets Paid to the Unsecured Pot in the Ninth Circuit?
• At Least We Don’t Have Debtors’ Prisons….
• How do I know I need to file bankruptcy?
• The proposed bankruptcy amendment will even help those who don’t want to file
• Can A Credit Card Company Take My House Or My Car?
• Banks Raise Fees On Consumers After Receiving Billions In Bailout Funds
• Judges on Judicial Mortgage Modification Bill
• The Truth About Debt Management Plans and Bankruptcy
• Nine Questions to Ask a Debt Negotiation Company
• Connecticut Bankruptcy Filings Up 66% –
• Must I pay my creditors in less than 5 years in a chapter 13 case?
• What’s Wrong with the Mortgage Industry’s Objections to the “Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009”?
• Hospital Patients Should Be On Alert for "Balance Billing"
• New Massachusetts Bankruptcy Judge Begins Work
• What does your FICO score really measure?
• 8th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Upholds Pre-Bankruptcy Planning Decision
• Judicial Mortgage Modification Bill Leaves Unanswered Questions for Bankruptcy Practitioners
• Now is the Time for Judicial Modification of Mortgages in Bankruptcy!
• How Do I Pass the Median Income Test in Bankruptcy?
• Judicial Mortgage Modification, Lobby Day in DC
• Rejecting a Rule 68 Offer of Judgment
• What You Need to Know About Suze Orman
• Chapter 11 is for People Too
• Proverbs 17:22 – Sometimes Laughter Is The Best Medicine.
• King Amendment Hurts the Middle Class
• Budgeting is Critical in a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Case
• Do I have to file bankruptcy for my corporation?
• Foreclosures and Bankruptcy
• BLN Founder to Teach Bankruptcy to Solo Lawyers
• Free Credit Report.
• Credit Counseling and Financial Management Training – Traps for Debtors
• Debt Settlement Plans Examined
• Fake Checks – Yet Another Identity Theft Scam
• Laid Off? I’m Going to Disney World!
• Income Contingent Repayment Plans & Student Loan Discharges in Massachusetts
• Car in Someone Else’s Name: Resulting Trust
• My Employer Filed Bankruptcy! What Do I Do?
• How Will Mortgage Modification Work under the New Bankruptcy Law?
• How to choose a bankruptcy attorney
• Recession? Depression? Can We Call The Whole Thing Off?
• Ten Reasons to Delay Filing Bankruptcy! Reason No. 2: Debtor’s Domicile
• Are Credit Card Offers Of Zero Percent A Good Deal?
• Credit Suisse Supports Bankruptcy Code Change
• The Concept of an FDCPA Suit
• American Express Denies Redlining!
• Should I File Bankruptcy Now if the Law is Going to Change?
• Octuplets’ Grandmother Filed for Bankruptcy! News or Cheap Shot?
• What the Heck Is Bankruptcy’s Order of Reference?
• Contributions to Retirement Plan OK says Wisconsin Bankruptcy Court
• Wah, Wah, Wah, Wah, Wah.
• Should I Try to Negotiate a Mortgage Modification or Should I Just Go Ahead With Chapter 13?
• Defending a Fraud Complaint
• Three Bankruptcy Filings in 12 Months Equals No Automatic Stay
• Judgments Are Not Worth The Paper They're Printed On
• Debt collector threat to ruin your credit
• Protect your income tax refund in bankruptcy
• Counting on Winning the Lottery to Solve Debt Problems? Don't.
• An odd provision in HR 200
• The Means Test: Increasing Punishment for Consumers as the Economy Declines?
• Do I Have to File Bankruptcy all my Credit Cards?
• Debt, Divorce, and Dealing with Both in Bankruptcy
• NC Attorney General Roy Cooper Gives Advice To Consumers Dealing With Stores That Close
• If I File Bankruptcy, Can I Keep My Bank Accounts?
• Court Rules Unauthorized Post-Petition Settlement Void
• Mortgage Modification in Bankruptcy would Mean More Money to Credit Card Banks
• Pre-Bankruptcy Means Test Planning — Try Moving
• Chicago Bankruptcy Judge Says Chapter 13 Projected Monthly Income is based on Actual Income and Expense
• Demand your Congressman and Senators to Support Mortgage Modifications in Bankruptcy
• Can The Federal Government File Bankruptcy?
• Should I Sell My Business Before Filing For Bankruptcy?
• Tax Refund Loans–A Bad Idea
• Will The State Take My Kids If I Don't Pay My Debts?
• When are you Safe after a Fraudulent Conveyance?
• Georgia's Title Pawn Loan Laws Generate Scrutiny
• Allowing Bankruptcy Judges To Modify Home Loans Could Also Help The Credit Card Companies
• Capital One's Revenues Are On A Slippery Slope Downward
• In re Booth: Chapter 13 Plan Provisions Regarding Cure of Mortgage Arrearages and Application of Fees Disapproved by Court
• Creditor Failed to Report Debt as Disputed in California: Can I Sue?
• AOL member agreement unenforceable in California
• California Court: $6,060 Monthly Mortgage Payment Not an Abuse of Chapter 7
• Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Reform Bill Testimony
• Savings back in style
• Obama White House Position on Bankruptcy Laws
• Bankruptcy and Guilt
• When’s the Right Time to File Bankruptcy?
• Is California Going Bankrupt?
• Chicago Bankruptcy Professor Hired Obama
• Why not allow mortgage modifications in Chapter 7?
• Can Bankruptcy Help Save Your Home From Foreclosure?
• Bankruptcy and Foreclosure: The Basics in California
• Citigroup Breaks Promises and Raises Credit Card Rates
• San Diego Bankruptcies
• Collection Witches–A New Trend?
• Is the Trustee Mean?
• Unusual Means Test Ruling Allows Chapter 7 Debtor to Receive a Discharge, Despite Failing the Means Test
• Bankruptcy Filings Up Over 30% In 2008- Can You Hear Me Now?
• 2009: The Coming Meltdown. Part Four: Consumer Credit
• What Happens To A Student Loan In Bankruptcy?
• Divorcing Couple with a Mountain of Debt
• How The Credit Card Companies Charge
• My credit card was canceled! Does this affect my credit score?
• 2005 Bankruptcy Law Linked to Causes of U.S. Mortgage Meltdown
• Chapter 11 Bankruptcy for Churches
• Can I Change My Credit Card Due Date?
• If I File Personal Bankruptcy What Happens To Corporate Debts I Personally Guaranteed?
• After Bankruptcy, What Should I Now Do With Chex Systems, Inc.?
• Student Loan Opinion From Missouri Bankruptcy Judge Federman.
• Neither A Borrower Nor A Lender Be…
• Save Money – Stop Paying for a Gym
• Citigroup Backs Mortgage Modification Bill . . . But Since When Do Banks Make The Laws?
• Keep your stuff through bankruptcy
• Remove That Mortgage Entirely: Yes, We Can
• How will your tax refund be treated in bankruptcy?
• Taxpayers In Financial Trouble Need Understanding From IRS
• 2009: The Coming Meltdown. Part Three–Mortgage/Real Estate
• Durbin Bill S.61 Does Not Go Far Enough To Protect Homeowners
• How Much Debt Can The United States Handle?
• Helping Families Save Their Homes In Bankruptcy Act
• 8 Tips for Dealing with Debt Collectors
• Trustees Can’t Compel Chapter 13 Debtors To Make Their Mortgage Payments Through The Plan.
• Obama Agenda for Home Loans
• Tell Congress to Amend Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code
• 2009: The Coming Meltdown. Part Two: Insurance
• What If My Employer Files Bankruptcy?
• 2009: The Coming Meltdown. Part One–The Auto Industry
• Bankuptcy Appeals Courts Start Electronic Filing
• 2009: The Coming Meltdown…
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Terms Defined. What is “Credit”?
• New York Times Reports "Credit Card Companies Willing to Deal Over Debt"
• Spending smarter and saving more – just not all of us at once!
• Three Biggest Exceptions to Means Testing in Bankruptcy
• Utah State Law Library Cites BLN
• Chapter 11 Debtor in Possession
• Bankruptcy: An Acceptable Resolution For Financial Strife
• Tough Times in the Heartland – U of I Extension Offers Answers
• Estimate Your Credit Score Instantly
• 7th Circuit’s Belcher Decision Sure To Spawn
• Seventh Circuit limits Illinois Homestead Exemption
• Thank You Readers for Top Blawg Ranking
• As Dave Ramsey says – we should strive for a credit score of 0!
• Practitioner Pointer! Best Buy claiming PMSI in consumer goods.
• I don't want to pay this debt! Can they do anything?
• Vote Bankruptcy Law Network Top 100 Blawg
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• Vote Bankruptcy Law Network Top 100 Blawg
• New Year’s Resolutions from a Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney
• How To Read Your Debt Collector's Mind
• Happy New Year Tip – Check Your Free Credit Report
• Debt Counseling and Consolidation Scams on the Rise
• "This Year is the Perfect Time to Sober Up Financially"
• Ten Reasons To Delay Filing Bankruptcy! Reason No. 1: Anticipated Medical Expenses
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Terms Defined. What is “Adverse Action”?
• Is The Credit Card Industry Redlining?
• Is Income Earned Prior To Bankruptcy But Paid After Included In The Means Test?
• Resolution For The New Year – Get Organized
• Legal Malpractice Claim is Property of the Bankruptcy Estate, Not the Debtor
• What Will My Life Be Like After I File Bankruptcy?
• Cost of Credit – Revisiting Refund Anticipation Loans
• What If My Favorite Retailer Files Chapter 11?
• Please Don’t Ask for Legal Advice Via Email
• New Year's Resolutions For People In Debt
• When Should I Seek The Advice Of A Good Bankruptcy Attorney?
• Shocking News: Credit Cards Cause Debt
• Married in Bankruptcy: Do Joint Cases Have To Stay Joint?
• 6th Circuit on Chapter 13 Discharge
• Does Bankruptcy Wipe Out Drunk Driving Debts?
• Eastern District Of Louisiana Streamlines Procedure For Ex Parte Motions
• Debt Does Not Die When You Do, Part Two
• Time management for the jobless
• Reform Results: Desperate For Relief !!
• Credit Life Insurance Can Be A Bad Deal
• Debt Does Not Die When You Do, Part One
• Debt Consolidation, Debt Negotiation, and the FTC
• Should I Prepare and File my Chapter 7 Without a Lawyer?
• The Hardest Part Of Filing Bankruptcy
• “Projected Disposable Income” in Chapter 13 Cases: Rearview Mirror, or Crystal Ball?
• Private Student Loans
• Means Test Form Wrong For Marital Adjustment
• Ten Things I’d Change About BAPCPA-Part Seven
• Are Debtors Dishonest?
• New Mexico Proposes Regulations Regarding Collection Of Time-Barred Debt
• Means Test Marital Adjustment
• A Little Holiday Cheer
• Holiday Cookies: Some Good News for a Change
• In re Montanaro: The Fallout From In re Addison Continues
• Ten Things I’d Change About BAPCPA-Part Six
• Debt Collector United Recovery Systems Acquired By Private Equity Group
• 7th Circuit Allows Car Ownership Means Test Deduction
• Do I Really Need to File 60 Days of Pay Stubs When I File Bankruptcy?
• How Long After I File Bankruptcy Should My Rich Uncle Die?
• More Defaults in Loan Modifications
• Is Money I Give to My Mom for Safekeeping Protected if I File Bankruptcy?
• Mortgage Loan Contracts Must Specify Bankruptcy Attorneys Fees or Fees Disallowed from Proof of Claim
• Did Bankruptcy Reform Fail?
• Credit Card Limit Cut Based on Where He Shopped!
• Maine Bankruptcy Court Disallows Car Ownership Deduction
• OTS Adopts New Credit Card Rules
• Feds Adopt New Credit Card Rules
• What If I Wreck My Car While I’m In Chapter 13?
• Australian Court Permits Novel Approach to Debt Collection – Facebook!
• Job Losses, Home Value Erosion Driving Up Middle Class Bankruptcies
• Chapter 13 Trustee For Eastern District of Louisiana Announces New Trustee Fee
• When is Unpaid Tuition a Nondischargeable Student Loan?
• Can Bankruptcy Court Bind Claims Against Debtor’s Insurer? U.S. Supreme Court to Decide in Asbestos Case
• Feds To Cut Key Interest Rate
• Bank accounts and bankruptcy filing: avoid disaster
• Surprise! Bankruptcy Filings Up
• Do I Qualify to File Bankruptcy?
• Rescission and HOEPA Claims in Bankruptcy
• Who Are The Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustees For the Eastern District of Louisiana?
• Credit Card Regulations to Change
• Real Estate Relief of Stay: New Requirements?
• Why Chapter 11? The Answer Has Always Been Jobs
• Why File Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?
• New Massachusetts Means Test Decision
• My attorney won't give me my file because I owe him money – can he do this?
• Own Stock in an ESOP? You Could Be Lender!
• Schadenfreude Moment: GMAC May Go Bankrupt
• Gambling Doesn't Solve Debt Problems
• Renters Can be Victims of Foreclosure
• Proven Techniques for Dealing with Debt Collectors
• Discharging Income Taxes in Bankruptcy: Four of Four
• Bankruptcy Basics: 2 Kinds of Bankruptcy but 5 Chapters
• Exemption Planning After Addison
• How to Find a Credit Counseling Vendor Who Speaks Your Language
• Is There A Credit Fairy?
• A conservative argument for bankruptcy reform – Part 2 – Make student loans dischargeable
• Who Will File For Bankruptcy Next?
• Discharging Income Taxes in Bankruptcy: Three of Four
• Judge Federman Of the Western District Of Missouri Outlines Requirements For A Reaffirmation.
• Bad Credit is Not Your Civic Duty?
• A conservative argument for bankruptcy reform – Part 1 – The necessity of cramdown
• Tax Debt For 2008.
• Is Bankruptcy Right For You?
• Credit Should be Regulated Like Toasters
• Handling Debt Collectors – Be Careful When Choosing a "Debt Settlement" Firm
• Trade-in loan balance, gap insurance, service contracts, fees not part of car loan purchase money security interest
• What is “Bankruptcy Fraud” and Are You at Risk?
• Small Business Bankruptcy: Many Are Like “Joe the Plumber”
• The trick to discharging credit card debt-Part Two
• A Foreclosure Fix That Won’t Cost Taxpayers a Dime
• New Bankruptcy Forms Effective December 1
• Discharging Income Taxes in Bankruptcy: Two of Four
• Court Issues New Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Discharge Eligibility Form
• Debtors Anonymous
• Bally Fitness Is Not Fiscally Fit.
• Discharging Income Taxes in Bankruptcy: One of Four
• Bonuses and Means Test Income
• Credit Card Banks To Cut Consumer Credit By Half
• Credit Card Debt Crisis Predicted by Industry Insider
• Living Without Credit – Creating an Emergency Fund
• Debt settlement company advertises you have a "Right" to settle your credit card debts. WRONG!
• Bankruptcy Law Network Chosen by the ABA as a Top 100 Legal Blog
• Can Creditors Repossess Or Foreclose On Property After A Bankruptcy Is Discharged?
• Outstanding Payday Loans and Bankruptcy
• Creditor Requests for Tax Returns in Bankruptcy
• Health Savings Accounts, Good Investment?
• Social Security Benefits Not Exempt If Already Received, Minnesota Court Says
• Living Without Credit – Buying a Car
• Free Bankruptcy Basics Videos Launched by Courts
• Chapter 13 Payments Misapplied without Penalty
• Bankruptcy Judge for Chapter 13 Reform
• CREDIT SCORE EFFECT ON MEDICAL CARE
• Living Without Credit – Layaway Plans
• Senate Bill 3690 Proposed to Change Bankruptcy Laws to Help Homeowners.
• Tax Refunds, Actual Tax Expenses, and the Means Test
• Why Am I Still Getting Billed By My Mortgage Company After Bankruptcy?
• H.B. 7307: Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Home Mortgage Modification Bill Introduced
• Income “Derived” and “Received” for Means Test
• Phony Collectors Steal Identities, Bank Balances
• Giving Thanks – For Bankruptcy!
• I Filed Bankruptcy And Got A 1099 Do I Owe Tax?
• What am I thankful for? Let me count
• Motions to Abandon
• Where Do The Bankruptcy Notices Come From?
• Paid every 2 weeks is NOT the same as being paid twice a month!
• Drowning in Debt: What Debts Should You Pay First?
• Another High Profile Bankruptcy Filing in Georgia – State School Superintendant Files Chapter 7
• Government Debt Dwarfs Consumer Debt
• Who Has My Free Investigative Consumer Report?
• Are House Payments Made Through A Chapter 13 Plan?
• Motions for Relief from The Automatic Stay: 30 Day Requirement
• Where bad information about bankruptcy comes from
• How Do I Get a Copy of My Credit Report? The Federal Trade Commission’s Recommendation
• Mortgage Modification in Bankruptcy May Soon Be Possible
• Where To Get An Investigative Consumer Report
• When Does the Automatic Stay Terminate
• How Do You Go Bankrupt?
• Debt Collector Drowning
• Wisconsin Bankruptcy Filings Up 38%, Judge Says More To Come
• The trick to discharging credit card debt
• Auto Makers Waste Funds While You Are On The Verge Of Bankruptcy.
• Obligation Of User Of Investigative Consumer Report
• Bankruptcy “Exemption Planning”: In re Addison Makes It Easier
• Consumer Reports: Reform School (U.S. Economy)
• QVC Equals Debt Not Friendship.
• Bankruptcy Court, Debtor Ball Three
• In Rem Orders in Bankruptcy
• Connecticut Loses A Bankruptcy Judge
• $139.95? The Damages you are Entitled to against a Creditor that Published your Social Security Number to the World.
• Countrywide Sanctioned over $55,000.00 for Bankruptcy Abuses
• If I Pay What I Can Afford To Pay Each Month Can My Creditors Still Sue Me?
• FTC Sues “Credit Repair” Firms for Misleading Consumers
• Borrowing Against Retirement: Using Your Future To Pay For Your Past
• Do I have to list the creditors in my bankruptcy that I am paying?
• Banks Get Bailed Out; Punish Consumers In Turn
• 10th Circuit Weighs In on Projected Disposable Income
• CREDIT CARD LOSSES
• Glossary: Chapter 7
• Plan for Credit Card Forgiveness Stumbles
• Federal Tax Liens and Personal Property in Bankruptcy
• When are Balloon Plans Permissable under BAPCPA?
• Evidence that the Median Income Tables Unfairly Push Working Poor into Chapter 13
• I filed bankruptcy several years ago and now I’m over my head in debt again. Can I file bankruptcy again?
• Glamour of an Ultra Rich Bankruptcy
• Pawnstyles of the Rich and Famous
• Inquiring Minds Want To Know: How Do I Save Money?
• Top 5 End of Year Tips to Save Money
• Avoid Gift Cards This Holiday Season
• Glossary: Bankruptcy Petition
• How Does My Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee Get Paid?
• Credit Card Collectors Get Tougher
• Texas Attorney General Urges Texans to Protect Their Personal Identity Information
• JPMorgan Chase Agrees to Keep Customers Out of Foreclosure!
• I Want to File Bankruptcy but My Attorney Tells Me I Shouldn’t. I Don’t Understand.
• Good Luck Contacting the Credit Bureaus by Phone
• Bankruptcy Works, Doesn’t Mean You “Walk Away”
• Why Home Loans are not Reaffirmed
• IRS personnel feed flow of bankruptcy misinformation
• Glossary: Bankruptcy Estate
• President Elect Obama – Congratulations – Please Amend The Bankruptcy Code
• Utilities Becoming More Aggressive About Collecting Unpaid Bills
• Did you ever have a joint bank account with an ex-boyfriend/girlfriend? Are they still on the account? If so, you may be at risk of paying their debt if they don't.
• Will The Election Affect The Bankruptcy Laws?
• Six Bankruptcies to Save Home Not Scheme to Defraud
• Collectors Calling About Fake Debt a Growing Problem
• Glossary: Automatic Stay
• Getting help with your debts
• Ten Things I’d Change About BAPCPA-Part Five
• KCK 13 Trustee Changes Payment Address
• Glossary: Avoidance
• Homeowners Are No Longer Better Credit Risks Than Non-Homeowners
• A Corporation Will Not Protect You from the Trustee
• Creditor Harassment Complaints Increase
• The Fox Guarding The Hen House: Who’s Keeping Mortgage Servicers In Check?
• Halloween Financial Horror Stories!
• Types of Investigative Credit Reports – The Insurance Report
• What Does “Property Of The Estate” Mean?
• Student Loans: How to Pay Them in a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
• Tenants’ Rights When Landlord Files Bankruptcy
• How Does a Chapter 13 Work?
• What is Proper “Standing”?
• Three Years Later: The 2005 Bankruptcy Act No Clearer Than Before
• Post-Bankruptcy Credit Reporting: Should The Account Still Show A Balance?
• Money On Your Mind? Getting Yourself Ready To Save Money
• Where Can I Find The Bankruptcy Law?
• McCain vs. Obama Tax Views
• New Median Family Income Amounts Announced For Louisiana
• Appeals Court: 60-Month Plans Required for Above-Median Chapter 13 Debtors
• Is A Bankruptcy Lawyer or Judge Coming To A School Near You? The C.A.R.E. Program: What Is It?
• Is There Any Way To Save Money In These Economic Times?
• Avoid Payday Loans, They Often Lead to Bankruptcy!
• What Does My Chapter 13 Trustee Do With My Money?
• Dealing with bad credit
• Ten Things I’d Change About BAPCPA-Part Four
• Do Medical Debt Collection Accounts Hurt My Credit Score?
• Bankruptcy’s Real World v. Bankruptcy Road Rules
• Have You Been Sued On A Medical Debt While Receiving Medicaid?
• New Correspondence Address For Charlotte Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee
• Payday Lenders Support Ballot Initiatives
• Countries Teetering On The Brink Of Bankruptcy
• Will The Government Bailout The Big Two, Chrysler and GM
• Upside Car Loans in Missouri, Part III
• Bankruptcy, foreclosure and suicide
• Debt Trap
• 2008 Will Be The Year of the Bank Fees
• Is The Cash Value of My Life Insurance Policy Protected If I File Bankruptcy in New York State?
• Stripping Wholly Unsecured Junior Mortgages
• Ten Things I’d Change About BAPCPA-Part Three
• Using Bankruptcy To Remove a Second Lien On a House In The Eastern District Of California
• New Ohio Law Exempts Child and Earned Income Credit
• Activated Guards and Reservists Exempted from Bankruptcy Means Test if Eligibility Tests Met
• When can (or must) Postpetition Interest be Paid through a Plan?
• Treatment of Interest on Nondischargeable Debts
• Lorrie Morgan Files Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
• Trustee Waives Pre-Bankruptcy Counseling Requirements
• How Much Will My Chapter 13 Plan Payment Be?
• Understanding Credit Scores – Obtaining Your Credit Score
• "Companies That Promise To Scrub Your Credit Reports of Accurate, Negative Information Are Lying," Says FTC
• Disputing Collection Accounts On Your Credit Report
• Will Circuit City be the First Retailer to Fall Under the Credit Crunch?
• How do You Know When a Debt Collector Breaks the Law and What Can You Do about It?
• Can I Correct My Credit Report Without An Attorney?
• Credit Card Debt Disputes? How To Deal With Them.
• Ten Things I’d Change About BAPCPA-Part Two
• Lack Of Insurance Can Result in Bankruptcy.
• Chapter 13 Conversion to Chapter 7: What Asset Values are used?
• The Mortgage Crisis: Upside Down And No Equity – Are Short Sales The Answer? What About Modification Of Mortgages In Bankrupcy?
• First Circuit BAP on Time Between Chapter 13 Discharges
• Where Can I Get My Free FICO Score?
• Bankruptcy Eligibility and Median Family Income
• If You Are Sued, Don't Just Call The Creditor – You Need To Take Action On The Suit.
• Understanding Credit Scores – Credit Scoring and Credit Scoring Models
• McCain’s economic plan won’t stop foreclosures
• What Happens to my Gift Card When the Store Files for Bankruptcy?
• Credit Card Meltdown
• Business Debts: Do I Have To Pay Them?
• Undoing Preferences before a Bankrupcty
• Are More Individual Bankruptcies On The Way ?
• Not a Merry Christmas for Retail
• Automobile Accident Claims in Bankruptcy: The Often-Overlooked Federal Personal Injury Exemptions
• Mainstream media feeds bankruptcy misinformation
• Avoid Bankruptcy By Avoiding Debt?
• Bankruptcy Is Not A Last Resort (Redux)
• Maine Bankruptcy Court Sanctions Credit Union for Stay Motion
• Criminal Prosecution Exception to Stay Ruled Absolute
• Consumer Credit Likely to Tighten
• Understanding Credit Scores – Improving Credit Scores
• Counting on Your Credit Cards to Help? Don't.
• Must a Chapter 13 Debtor Report Property Received During the Case?
• Jealousy Leads To Bankruptcy.
• Medical Identity Theft a Growing Problem
• How Long Can an Item be Reported on My Credit Report?
• Credit Reports after Discharge: What Should be Reported?
• Frivolous Credit Report Disputes
• Separated Spouses With the Same Attorney
• Common Reasons for Mixed Credit Report Files
• Dun And Bradstreet: The Business Credit Reporting Agency
• Specialized Nationwide Credit Reporting Agencies: TeleCheck
• Biden, McCain, Palin, Obama and Bankruptcy
• Biden Backs Bankruptcy Reform
• Constables Liable Under FDCPA
• Discharged Claims Filed in Later Bankruptcy Cases
• Specialized Nationwide Credit Reporting Agencies: MIB Group
• Specialized Nationwide Credit Reporting Agencies: ChoicePoint
• A Better Offer for Wall Street
• What Does the Connecticut Debt Relief Agent Case Mean for Attorneys?
• Credit Reporting Agencies Told: Delete Bankruptcy Debts
• $700 Billion Wall Street Bailout Is Now A Rescue Package For Main Street
• Amending the Bankruptcy Schedules: Sometimes It’s Best to Say “No”
• Bankruptcy Automatic Stay Not Affected by Non-Dischargability
• Federal Court Strikes Down Bankruptcy Code Provisions
• Means Test on Old or High Mileage Cars
• Dow Jones Drops 777 Points When Bailout Fails
• Filing bankruptcy a point for life changes
• Teachers That Pass The Bankruptcy Means Test One Month, Might Fail The Next!
• Documenting Income in Bankruptcy for the Self Employed
• Tax Refunds in Chapter 13
• New Chapter 7 Trustee Due Diligence Documents: Southern District Of California
• Deadline: First Meeting of Creditors Means First Meeting
• How to “Fire” an Annoying Chapter 7 Trustee
• Property Of The Estate In A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
• Don't Ignore Privacy Notices
• Norah Jones Singing About Our Sinking Economy
• Bounced A Check To Your Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee?
• Why Are Chapter 13 Debtors Not Allowed To Borrow?
• What Happens If I Fall Behind On My Mortgage Payments While I Am In a Chapter 13?
• America is Being Abandoned by Washington, D.C.
• IRS and Bankruptcy
• What Happens In A Chapter 13 If I Get Sick Or Lose My Job And Can’t Afford To Make My Plan Payments?
• Dear Congress: Homeowners Need Help, Too!
• Replacing a Bad Check Could Be ‘New Value’
• Can I sell My Home While I Am In A Chapter 13?
• Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights (HR 5244) Passes the House
• What Happens If I Get a Large Amount Of Money While In A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?
• Say No To The Bailout And Let The Financial Industry File Bankruptcy Part I
• Sign Language Interpreters for Deaf or Hearing Impaired Clients: It’s Worth the Expense
• Do I Have To Turn In My Income Tax Refund To The Chapter 13 Trustee Every Year that I Am In Bankruptcy?
• Can The RFDCPA Apply To Proof Of Claims?
• Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Basics Part III
• Fair Credit Reporting Act Terms Defined. What is an “Investigative Consumer Report”?
• John 3:16
• Attorney-Client Privilege in Bankruptcy Cases
• Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Basics Part II
• Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Basics, Part 1
• Is a Bankruptcy Lawyer Required to Investigate the Facts Contained in a Bankruptcy Petition?
• The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Protects Active Duty Military Personnel from Foreclosure
• ALERT! Scam Targeted Towards Some Bankruptcy Debtors
• Shame In Filing Bankruptcy? Or Opportunity for Recovery?
• The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Protects Active Duty Military Personnel Against Repossession
• Can I claim the Florida wildcard exemption?
• Can I Amend My Exemptions After My Case is Filed?
• Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Protects Active Duty Military Personnel From Default Judgment
• “Tougher Bankruptcy Laws Bite the Lenders”
• Don’t Always Believe What You Hear About Bankruptcy from Law Experts on the Radio
• FDCPA & Employers Receiving Debt Collection Calls for Employees
• Will My Retirement Account Be Taken In Bankruptcy?
• The economy is strong . . . for the repo man
• Word of the Day: Assets
• Who files bankruptcy
• Word of the Day: Arrearages
• NACBA, and Durham NC Attorney Ed Boltz, Work To Change Bankruptcy Legislation
• Short Sales: A Real Estate Disaster Waiting to Happen
• Credit Card Collection Increases
• Ten Things I’d Change About BAPCPA-Part One
• Removing Cases To The Bankruptcy Court
• Word of the Day: Adversary Proceeding
• Are You Obsessed With Your Credit Score?
• Fraud Prevents Bankruptcy Discharge
• Bankruptcy Filings Up Among Senior Citizens
• If you use a EPPICard to access child support payments – watch out!
• Commuting the Bankruptcy Death Sentence
• US Trustee Adopts New Bankruptcy Income Guidelines
• A Legal Department Without Lawyers
• National City Bank Dismisses Lawsuit and Pays Attorney’s Fees
• Best Practices for Trustees and Mortgage Servicers in Chapter 13
• 8th Circuit Strikes New Bankruptcy Law As Unconstitutional
• Collectors Without Warning Win Stay Violation Action; Ag Debtors Not Protected by Consumer Laws
• The Misery Index reaches 11.3%
• Credit Card Settlement Can Trigger Tax
• Bankruptcy Can Stop Cancellation of Debt Tax
• Debt Collection Letter May Not Falsely Imply it is from Lawyer
• Citibank Says, "Stealing From Our Customers is a Business Decision"
• Federal Appeals Court Upholds “Debt Relief Agency” Rules, But Strikes Down Rule Against Advising Clients To Incur More Debt
• Negotiating Your Credit Card Balance, Part 2
• Zombie Debt, Being Sued by a Debt Buyer
• How Does the 3rd Circuit Determine FDCPA Violations
• Really Free Year Round Credit Report
• Chapter 13 Lien Stripping: Effective At Confirmation
• New Procedure For Car Cramdowns? Southern District of California Bankruptcy Court
• AARP: 1.85 Million Americans Go Bankrupt Due To Medical Bills In One Year
• Can I, Can I Not, Take the Means Test Car Ownership Allowance When My Car Is Paid For?
• Negotiating Your Credit Card Balance, Part 1
• Chapter 13 Mortgage Lien Stripping Southern District of California Bankruptcy Court Decision.
• How Can I Decrease My Chapter 13 Plan Payments?
• How Unifund Corporation Collects Debts
• Is Bankruptcy Reform Around the Corner?
• Debt Collector Threaten To Report You For Theft? Guess What?! That Just Might Be Criminal
• Will My Chapter 13 Plan Payment Increase If I Work Any Extra Hours?
• Primarily Business Debtors Exempt from Means Test
• Why You Should Tell Your Attorney Everything About Your Finances
• As Banks Flail, Credit Unions Fail
• West Virginia Warns Against Abusive Debt Collectors
• Bankruptcy Income Guidelines Change October 1
• Missing Assignment Voids Mortgage
• FDCPA Violated By Letter To Attorney
• Confusion over Identity of Mortgage Holders causes Blight
• IRA Withdrawals Are Not “Income” in Bankruptcy
• Obama Calls for Bankruptcy Law Change
• Good News For California Tenants Whose Landlords Received Foreclosure.
• Bankruptcy Filings Nearing Million
• A Simple Tip To Protect Against Identity Theft
• BAPCPA Doesn’t Protect Mobile Home Lenders
• I Am Going To File (Or Am In) Bankruptcy. Can I List My House For Sale?
• Congress Moves To Level The Playing Field Between Banks And Consumers
• Removing Old Information From Your Credit Report
• What Happens To A Foreclosure If You File Bankruptcy?
• Fair Credit Reporting Act Terms Defined. What is a “Credit Repair Organization?"
• When Is An Undue Hardship Not An Undue Hardship? When It Involves A Student Loan.
• Obama Biden & Bankruptcy What is really going on here?
• Do I Need To Disclose My Marijuana Stash To The Bankruptcy Court?
• I Don’t Want To Gain The Whole World And Lose My Soul. ©
• BAPCPA STILL Wasting My Time
• Do Not Let Your Debt Own You!
• Tighter Credit Slows Hurricane Katrina Recovery In New Orleans
• Using Chapter 7 to Stop a Mortgage Foreclosure
• I Got My Bankruptcy Discharge, Now When Will I Get My Final Decree?
• Bankruptcy Changes, Foreclosue Crisis
• Consumer Price Index versus Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index
• Trustee Compensation – ND Illinois
• Wisconsin Bankruptcy Court – Creditor Must Update Credit Report For Chapter 13 Consumer
• $13 Million Lottery Winner Goes to Prision After Tax Fraud and Bankruptcy
• A First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit that Isn’t
• Cram down in Florida is in trouble
• Lenders Ignore Military Protections
• Tax Magazine On The Web
• Bankruptcy Courts Deny, And Allow, Car Ownership Deduction In Means Test For Fully Paid Vehicles
• Fraudulent Scheme Involves Utah Bankruptcy Court
• Who is Not Subject to All Provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)?
• Thomas Jefferson on Banks
• Attorney Fees Get A Win In The Ninth Circuit
• Bad Faith in Chapter 13 Plan Payment Amounts
• Car Ownership Deduction Allowed for Fully Paid Car
• Joint Tax Refund Ownership in Bankruptcy
• Who is Subject to All Provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)?
• Why Reaffirm When You Can Usually Get A Better Deal After Discharge?
• You Don't Have to Owe a Debt to be Protected by the FDCPA
• Some Debt Is Not Covered By The FDCPA – Business Debt
• Lifelock CEO Victim of Identity Theft
• Verified by Visa – Dont Shop At Home Without It
• Underwater trade-in not protected claim in bankruptcy
• Credit Card Rule Changes
• Why Has a Motion for Relief From Stay Been Filed Against Me by the Driver I Hit in a Recent Car Accident?
• Small Business Chapter 11
• Harmless Prank or Identity Theft? Applying With False Information
• Teaser Rates on credit cards are just that – a teaser!
• Does Increase In Debt Equal Increase In Spending?
• Word Of The Week: Discharge
• Connecticut Collection Agency Shut Down
• Chapter 13, Kagenveama, And Great Chapter 13 Plans.
• Incorporating A Small Business On The Eve Of Bankruptcy
• Chapter 13: No Minimum Time Length For The Ninth Circuit: Part 2 of 2.
• My Wife Got Us Into This Debt By Running Up Credit Cards!
• Chapter 13: No Minimum Time Length For The Ninth Circuit: Part 1 of 2.
• Some Attorneys are Not Debt Collectors – In House Counsel
• Bankruptcy and the urge to conceal
• FreeCreditReport Dude Is Identity Theft Victim
• Will The Government Bail Out The Big Three? What About You?
• Mr. Bubbles Files Chapter 11.
• Credit Repair — Beware of the Predators!
• Will Your Bank Fail?
• Filing Bankruptcy And Leaving The Country – Not So Fast!
• Where Can I Be Sued For A Debt?
• Politicians Attempt Credit Card Reform
• Credit inquiry on my credit report – what is it?
• Trustee Objection? File a Response!
• Credit Cards Losses Mean More Credit Tightening
• Meeting Of Creditors or Rule 2004 Examination? Which Is Appropriate?
• Bankruptcy Trustees Sometimes Contact the Debtor, Bypassing the Lawyer
• Reaffirming a Mortgage: The Latest trap in the Reaffirmation World
• Credit Reporting Abuse: Listing Your Mortgage in Bankruptcy!
• Nebraskans In Debt.
• IRS Took My Stimulus.
• Interest Free Usually Costs Money!
• Bankruptcy Means Test: Costly and Really Pointless
• Cancel That Mortgage: Why Bankruptcy?
• Cancel That Mortgage: The Grounds
• Cancel That Mortgage!
• Bankruptcy reform costly but pointless
• Debt Overtakes Mervyns.
• New Massachusetts Homestead Decision
• Bankruptcy Reform, Looking Back
• Do Objections To Claims Need To Be Served Like Adversary Proceedings?
• Is All Debt Collection Governed By The FDCPA?
• What is an affinity credit card?
• Bankruptcy lawyers everywhere grateful for attorney Robert Wilbert
• Can A Disallowed Claim In Chapter 13 Resurface?
• Debt Scavenger Wants Attorney To Break Law In Bankruptcy Proceeding.
• Delay Your Bankruptcy Discharge By Making False Tax Return Statements
• Credit Unions: Lots Better Than Payday Loans
• Do Not Lie To The Bankruptcy Court!
• Short Tax Year Election In Bankruptcy Can Save The Day
• Will My Creditor Renegotiate My Debt If I Threaten To File For Bankruptcy?
• Failure to Claim Exemptions May Lead to Unnecessary Loss of Property
• Here's a Chance to Voice Your Concerns About Credit Card Practices
• How Does My Lawyer Decide When I File My Bankruptcy?
• Will The New California Foreclosure Law Provide Additional Time To The Foreclosure Process?
• How Do I Stop Creditor Harassment Prior to Filing My Bankruptcy Case In California?
• Bankruptcy Fees: Chapter 7 and Chapter 13
• Why Car Insurance Is Required When Filing For Bankruptcy.
• “Can You Show Me Which One Is My Lawyer?”
• AARP pooh poohs Medical Credit Cards
• Why We Need To Discuss Our Debts With Our Spouses?
• Two Tax Years For the Price of One
• Should You Sign the Back of Your Credit Card
• Can a Credit Card Company Sue a Social Security Disability Claimant?
• What Can Go Wrong In A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?
• Should My Spouse File Bankruptcy With Me?
• NACTT Academy Offers Chapter 13 Information Online
• Is There Anyone I Can Complain To About My Credit Card?
• Avoiding “Good Faith” Objections to Chapter 13 Plans
• I’m About to Move–Where Can I File Bankruptcy?
• Can I Shorten My Chapter 13 Plan Later?
• Will The Same Work Ethic Be Allowed As The Economy's Debt Grows?
• Which Exemptions Shall I Choose? There Are So Many Choices, Aren’t There?
• Creditor Can Not Claim Mistake Defense Without Precautions
• What Suze Orman Doesn’t Understand About Bankruptcy
• I Make More Than the Median Income. Can I File for Chapter 7?
• If A Partner Files Bankruptcy What Happens To The Partnership?
• How Does a Credit Reporting Agency Security Freeze Work?
• Favorable Ruling For Debtors In Jones v. Wells Fargo Bank Upheld
• Surrendering a California Home in Bankruptcy. How Much Time? Part 2 of 2.
• Surrendering a California Home in Bankruptcy. How Much Time? Part 1 of 2.
• How to Activate a Credit Freeze
• Can a Partnership File Bankruptcy?
• Obama and McCain’s Votes on Bankruptcy Amendments
• Budgeting: Gas Saving Tips
• Time for A Bankruptcy Tuneup Due To Rising Food and Gas Prices?
• Barack Obama on BAPCPA
• Caveat Ford Emptor
• Confessions of a Debt Collector: How I Violated the FDCPA, and Why
• You Know You Are In A Recession When Casinos Are Broke
• Creditors in California must honor legal representation
• If I Charge On My Credit Card And Don’t Make A Payment, Is This Fraud?
• National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees Unveils New Bankruptcy Information Resource
• What is a College Degree Worth to a 45 year old Woman?
• Is Bankruptcy The Same Everywhere? Part 2
• Northern District of New York Bankruptcy Judge Says Unsecured Creditors Must Get Paid Sooner In a Chapter 13
• Are Social Security And Other Exempt Funds Deposited In Bank Accounts Protected From Creditors? New York Makes Changes
• There Is Something Happening And You Don’t Know What It Is, Do You, Mr. Jones?
• How to Pay for Bankruptcy
• Common Mistakes When Financing A Car
• Will Extra Fees Discourage Credit Card Use?
• Three Things To Do When Filing Bankruptcy
• Are you addicted to debt?
• Is Administrative Discharge of Student Loans Available in Bankruptcy?
• Thoughts From The Lawyer’s Office Paralegal: Top Ten Don’ts
• Can I Be Sued If I’m Making Payments To The Credit Card Company?
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Terms Defined. What is a "Debt Collector”?
• Identity Theft: What Can The Average American Do?
• You Are Responsible for Getting Payments to Your Chapter 13 on Time
• Credit Card Companies Are Reducing Credit Lines. Why?
• Can A Creditor Garnish My Paycheck?
• Gas Is Out Of Control, What Is The IRS Thinking?
• Bad Credit Hurts: Insurance, Jobs, Housing, Medical Treatment!
• Domino’s Securitizes Pizza
• E-threats to Your Identity – Phishing
• Homeowners or Condominium Association Fees: Nondischargeable, But Maybe It’s Not a Problem
• Bankruptcy Sanctions and the Governments
• Bankruptcy Court Notices Are Not Junk Mail
• Credit score for free
• Top 5 Changes in Bankruptcy Laws
• Objecting to Claims: Standing 101
• Can I Support My College Age Children and Still File Chapter 7?
• E-threats to Your Identity – Pharming
• Spendthrift Trusts in Bankruptcy: It’s a Question of State Law
• What's In Your Wallet – A Lower Credit Limit And Lower Score
• What is the Consumer Confidence Index?
• Tell Me Creditors Don’t Know When You File for Bankruptcy!
• E-threats to Your Identity – Spyware
• What Is In Your Agreement Capital One?
• Credit Card Double Whammy
• Do Tax Debts Ever Expire?
• When Is A Violation Of The Bankruptcy Discharge NOT A Violation?
• The FDCPA's Least Sophisticated Consumer Standard
• How Long Does a Credit Card Company Have to Sue Me?
• Credit Repair: What They Don't Tell You
• The cost of fine print
• What Name Do I Use In My Bankruptcy Petition?
• Beware! You May Know an Identity Thief
• Consumer Credit Card Debt Approaches 1 Trillion Dollars.
• BLN Blogger Recognized for National Service
• Utility Shutoffs – Can Bankruptcy Stop Your Shutoff?
• What Is The Difference Between Good Debt and Bad Debt?
• Making Sure You List All Creditors In Your Bankruptcy Case.
• So Can I Strip My Second Lien After Filing For Chapter 7?
• What Exactly Can A Debt Collector Say To Your Relative Or Neighbor?
• What Is A Trustee?
• What Happens at a Bankruptcy Liquidation Sale?
• New Bankruptcy Law Hurts Car Lenders And Debtors Too
• How Long Can The IRS Collect From Me?
• 33 Don’ts for Preparing to File Bankruptcy – Part 3
• Foreclosure on Wheels
• When the Damage Is Done, Why Not Bankruptcy?
• 33 Don’ts for Preparing to File Bankruptcy – Part 2
• NC Attorney General Among Those Settling With J.K. Harris
• To File Bankruptcy, I Pay Money and Sign A Few Forms, Right?
• Massachusetts Decision: Car Ownership Allowance without a Loan or Lease
• Tackle the unfiled tax returns
• Massachusetts Decision Addressing Controversial Means Testing Issues
• “Debt Management Programs”―Better Than Bankruptcy?
• Same Sex Marriages and Bankruptcy: A Benefit
• Bogus Chapter 13 Mortgage Claims
• 33 Don’ts for Preparing to File Bankruptcy – Part 1
• Thinking About Arbitrating Your Credit Card Dispute? California Results Show The Odds Are Against You!
• The Worst That Can Happen In A Bankruptcy
• Housing Crisis Bankrupts Vallejo
• What Happens If I Didn’t Reaffirm My Car Loan In Bankruptcy And I Fall Behind?
• What Debts Survive My Bankruptcy?
• Obama vs. McCain on Bankruptcy
• How To Choose A Bankruptcy Attorney
• Doesn't this seem like extortion?
• Economic Stimulus Check Seized to Pay Student Loans
• Confessions of a Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney
• Barack Obama on Bankruptcy/Credit Reform
• Gay Marriage Legal in California. Can Gay Couples Now File A Joint Petition?
• Car Loans, Reaffirmation Agreements and “Keep & Pay”
• 3 Years = No Car Payments, No Credit Cards Payments, Just 1 Debt: Your Mortgage
• Past income the correct measure of Chapter 13 payments
• Test Your Credit Knowledge
• Florida lawmakers say homeowners can’t have legal representation
• Cost Cutting Tips For Bankruptcy, Part I
• Discharging credit card debt
• 2008 NACBA Seminar CD Edition
• Can A Vehicle Lender Repossess My Vehicle If I Do Not Reaffirm the Loan in Bankruptcy?
• Don’t Give Property Away On The Eve Of Bankruptcy!
• Appeal Your Own Victory? Yes, Indeed!
• I Actually Dont Qualify For Chapter 13?
• Financed Your Computer with Dell Financial Services? Check Your Contract!
• Fair Credit Reporting Act Terms Defined. What is a “Consumer Report”?
• Texas Attorney General Reached Settlement Agreement with Universal Underwriters to Refund $2.4 Million to Auto Credit Insurance Policyholders
• Missouri, a non-judicial foreclosure state.
• A merchant in Texas cannot charge you extra if you pay by credit card
• The National Arbitration Forum Wants Courts to Reduce Scrutiny of Debt Collectors
• “Liar Loans”—Who’s the Real Liar?
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• Are Emotional Damages Recoverable When A Creditor Violates The Automatic Stay?
• What does it mean when the Trustee abandons property?
• What does feasibility of a Chapter 13 plan mean?
• My attorney told me I am "judgment proof" – what does that mean?
• Can my home (in Texas) be foreclosed if I don't pay my property taxes?
• What Are The Creditors Duties Once They Have Been Informed Of A Bankruptcy Filing- Part 3
• With Humility Comes Wisdom…
• Bankruptcy: A State Specific Law?
• Who Are The Trustee’s In Your Neighborhood, Part VIII
• What Are The Creditors Duties Once They Have Been Informed Of A Bankruptcy Filing- Part 2
• Debt Consolidation Loans – Poison For Your Wallet
• What Are The Creditors Duties Once They Have Been Informed Of A Bankruptcy Filing?
• The Who, What, When, & Where of Bankruptcy Appeals
• Does It Matter If A Creditor Intended to Violate The Automatic Stay?
• Adjustable Mortgage Remedies in Massachusetts
• What Happens If I Am A Renter Filing Bankruptcy And My Landlord Is Trying To Evict Me?
• Surrendering Rental Property in Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
• Horror Stories Sometimes Wash Up In Bankruptcy court
• Co-Signed Car Loans
• Debt Vultures: Scavengers and Victims of the Economy
• Are Bank 'Errors' Keeping Your Interest Rates DOWN?
• Debt Settlement Agencies: For Most, a Trap to be Avoided
• BLN Blogger Robicsek Recognized by National Bankruptcy Attorneys Group
• What Is A Motion For Relief Of Stay: Chapter 7?
• Abstention or Remand: Factors to Consider
• What Can I Do If I Still Get Bills And Harassing Calls After I File My Bankruptcy?
• Massachusetts Post-Foreclosure Eviction Timeline
• Unrecorded Mortgages
• South Carolina Exemptions Updated (and Increased!)
• Is The American Dream Slipping Away? – Part 2
• Exemptions and Unknown Values
• Getting a Case Out of Bankruptcy Court
• Is The American Dream Slipping Away For Middle Class Families?
• More Americans choosing bankruptcy over poverty
• Arbitration And The Courts: Where Does It All End?
• The Two Schedule J’s: How They Should Differ in Chapter 7 and 13
• Thank You Readers! Bankruptcy Law Network Passes 2000-Post Milestone
• Massachusetts Foreclosure Timeline
• Removing a Case to Bankruptcy Court
• NC Rep. Mel Watt: Don’t Use Credit Score In Figuring Car Premiums
• Chapter 13 Plan Provision Does Not Terminate the Automatic Stay
• Mechanics of Chapter 13-Part Three
• Beware the Personal Guaranty
• I Own My Vehicle Outright–Will I Lose It If I File Bankruptcy?
• How Can I Manage My Debts?
• How Long Does A Collector Have to Collect a Debt In Connecticut?
• How to Annoy the Trustee of Your Chapter 7 Case
• How Are Pawn Shop Loans Treated in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?
• Bankruptcy Will Remove Your Second Mortgage!
• NACBA Announces Future Seminars for Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
• When Is My Chapter 13 Payment Due?
• Creditors Try To Collect Debt Discharged By Bankruptcy
• Do I Have to Pay a 40-Year Old Student Loan I Don't Owe?
• How Are Pawn Shop Loans Treated in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?
• Should You Voluntarily Give Back Your Auto Before Repossession?
• How to Settle a 707(b) Abuse Motion the Easy Way
• My Attorney Removed A Claim In My Case And Now Its Back!
• When Do I Need To Leave My House If I Am In Foreclosure?
• Mechanics of Chapter 13-Part Two
• If they want a war
• Debt Collectors Are Making Money Hand Over Fist In This Time Of Crisis
• How to Settle an Objection to Exemptions the Easy Way
• Exemption Express Website Unveiled
• BAPCPA REQUIRED NOTICE NO. 3: Tell The Truth, The Whole Truth, And Nothing But The Truth
• Of Beauty Pageants and Price Shoppers
• Over Mileage Vehicle Leases in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13
• Woman Fakes Obituary to Gain Sympathy from Abusive Debt Creditors
• Credit counseling benefits the counselors
• Collectors Harass the Dead
• The Price Of Oil Breaks Through The $129 Per Barrel Price.
• BLN Blogger Elected NACBA Director
• I Have To File Bankruptcy: How Humiliating!
• New Ammunition Against Creditor Abuse After Bankruptcy
• Reducing First Mortgages in Chapter 13
• How Long Does It Take A Check To Clear
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• Credit Scores Plunge Due to Student Loan Lender's Coding Error
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• Mechanics of Chapter 13-Part One
• US Trustee to Resume Debtor Audits
• What is an Executory Contract?
• Temporary Resident of One State Wants to Know Where He Should File
• Rising prices give rise to chapter 13 plan modifications
• New Massachusetts Local Bankruptcy Rules Now Effective
• What Does Your Social Security Number Say About You?
• Bankruptcy Discharge and Arbitration:
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• What To Expect At Your First Bankruptcy Appointment
• Is Reaffirmation of a Mortgage Required?
• Chapter 13 Still Discharges More Debts Than Chapter 7
• First Circuit B.A.P. Case: Reversing Fraudulent Transfers
• Fair Credit Reporting Act Terms Defined. What is a “User”?
• First Circuit case on Exemptions
• Do I Really Have to File a Credit Counseling Certificate When I File Bankruptcy?… And What Happens if I Don’t?
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• “Step Plan” Puts Additional Responsibilites on Debtors
• Who Are The Trustees In Your Neighborhood, Part VII
• In re Draisey: 707(b) Motions Governed By Thirty Day Deadline, Minnesota Bankruptcy Court Says
• Case Invoking Doctrine of Marshaling
• Using Debit Cards and ATMs Effectively
• Bill collectors don't care where you get the money – just pay them!
• Keeping Some Credit Cards Through Bankruptcy
• When Can I File Bankruptcy Again?
• $650,000 in Sanctions Imposed in Bankruptcy Case
• Unsecured Loans With Interest Rates of 96%?
• Federal Reserve Proposes New Rules to Limit Arbitrary Powers of Credit Card Issuers
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• Tangled Webs of Copper Meet in Bankruptcy Court
• Five Year Plan a Must For Small Business in 9th Circuit
• Some Student Loan Justice in St. Louis
• Six Trillion Dollars in Home Equity Gone
• Landlord charged with serving fake eviction notice
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• No Bankruptcy Discharge if Unlisted Credit Cards
• I Live In Louisiana! What Does A Creditor Have To Do To Garnish My Wages?
• Fair Credit Reporting Act Terms Defined. What is a "Furnisher"?
• I Get My Tax Refund in Bankruptcy, Right?
• Bankruptcy: When do I get my Property Back?
• What Is A “Medical Bankruptcy?”
• Massachusetts Homesteads Protect Children
• Debt Collectors In India Target Stimulus Tax Refund
• Bankruptcy laws are an American strength
• Bank Accounts: Some Things to Consider When Filing Personal Bankruptcy
• Help Protect Grandma's Social Security from Predators
• The Price Of Gas Is Not Only Taking A Bite Out Of My Wallet, It Is Taking My Whole Wallet.
• What Employers need to know about using consumer reports
• Can my bankruptcy discharge be revoked?
• Getting Credit Cards after Bankruptcy
• Pennsylvania State Law Mirrors the FDCPA
• The FDCPA & Common Consumer Complaints to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• How do I establish a credit history?
• My car was repossessed – now they want the deficiency balance! What do I do?
• New Jersey Moving Towards Legislation To Protect Consumers From Abusive Debt Collection Practices
• What is the Statement of Intention in a Chapter 7?
• What Is the Fair Credit Reporting Act?
• Means Test Property Tax Arrears: Is Double Dipping Allowed on Lines 43 and 44?
• Can/Should I file blank bankruptcy forms and schedules?
• Emergency Bankruptcy Filings
• Public Access To Claims Now Denied!
• Maybe Ride-Through Will Relive?
• Credit Card Precautions
• Can Filing Fees for Filing Bankruptcy Be Waived?
• Car Loans—The Next Meltdown?
• Student Loans Are Becoming More Costly
• Serial Filings by Debtor Without Lawyer End in No Discharge of Two Debts
• Companies Promising Debt Relief May Really Only Be Offering Bankruptcy!
• The Credit Repair Organizations Act Does Not Allow a Credit Repair Company to Collect Payment Until Work is Completed!
• The Real Party in Interest and Motions for Relief From the Automatic Stay
• Credit Card Debt Collectors Are Advising People To Refinance Their Home or Take Out Home Equity Loans to Pay Them! DON'T DO IT!
• Credit Repair – Watch Out!
• Can Property Be Sold During Bankruptcy After A Motion For Relief From Stay Has Been Allowed?
• Is Fair Issac Back Pedaling on the Medical FICO Score?
• Why Is the Stock Market Doing So Well While I’m Doing So Badly?
• Bankruptcy discharge and debts incurred by fraud
• Judge Hillman Says No to Balloon Plans in Massachusetts
• Can I Sell My House While I’m In Bankruptcy?
• Exemption in Proceeds of Sale of Exempt Property Upheld
• Jones v. Wells Fargo Scheduled For Oral Argument
• Service Employees International Union And League Of Young Voters Sponsor "Debt Disease" Video Contest
• Massachusetts Means Testing Decision
• Credit Card Charge-Offs Rise As Economy Falters – What To Do?
• The Homestead Cap and the Transfer of Trust Property
• U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO) Says We (Americans) Need A Wake Up Call!
• Student Loan Market Faces Scarce Times
• First Circuit Addresses Collateral Attack Defense in FCRA Cases
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• A Debtor Must List All Debts in Bankruptcy
• Sallie Mae Warns of “Train Wreck” in Student Loan Market
• What is Debt to Income Ratio & How to Calculate Yours
• The 2005 Bankruptcy Act: Bankruptcy Filings Are Increasing
• Bankruptcy: Don’t Represent Yourself!
• Don’t Charge Your Bankruptcy Fees
• Bankruptcy Filings Rise 38% in 2007: What Does That Mean For 2008
• Credit Card Indicators Are Singing The Blues
• Can You Defend A Credit Card Lawsuit When You May Owe The Money?
• Lawsuits and Bankruptcy
• Bankruptcy and Charge-Offs
• Financial Crisis Spreads to Retailers
• If My Income Increases, Do I Have To Amend My Bankruptcy Petition?
• Just One More Time For the Record: Think Four Times!
• What Kind of Damages Can I Get From A Debt Collector For Violations Of The FDCPA? Part 3: Special
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• 10th Circuit Holds Chapter 13 Debtor has Standing to Sue on Behalf of Estate
• Means Test vs. Actual Expenses
• No Tax Stimulus Rebates To Spend If Filing For Bankruptcy?
• Proof of Social Security Number at Section 341 Meetings
• The foreclosure crisis isn’t my problem! Really?
• Exclusions from the Bankruptcy Estate: Education Savings Plans
• My Hearing Was Continued Since My Debt Dates Were Incorrect.
• CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE FEES
• George Will and the simple world
• Rescheduled Foreclosure Sales: Enough Is Enough!!
• Six Months of Paycheck Stubs: Is It Really a Requirement?
• Rental Subsidy Discrimination Award Not Discharged
• What is Cash Collateral?
• Paying Family Members Back Before a Bankruptcy
• Just One More Time For The Record: Think, Twice, Thrice, Many More Times Before You Ever Decide To Represent Yourself!
• Transferring Property Before Filing Bankruptcy, Without Being Paid For It: How to Fix the Problem, Part Two of Two
• Five Tricks & One Trap For the Bankruptcy Means Test
• Jones v. Wells Fargo Administrative Order 2008-1
• Transferring Property Before Filing Bankruptcy, Without Being Paid For It: How to Fix the Problem, Part One of Two
• Who Will Know About My Bankruptcy?
• Am I Responsible for Car Accident Damages in Excess of Insurance Coverage?
• Massachusetts Courts Split Hairs On Who May Seek Stay Relief
• Abusive Collection Tactics by Bill Collectors May Give Rise to FDCPA Claim
• New Massachusetts Law Creating 90-Day Right to Cure Default on Mortgage Loans
• Massachusetts Announces Creation of Regional Foreclosure Prevention Centers
• Listing Debts Owed to Relatives in a Bankruptcy Case
• What Is A Deficiency Judgment And Are They Permitted In Louisiana?
• Family Pets One More Victim of Foreclosure
• The Truth About Arbitration of Credit Card Debt
• Debt collector must pay $1.3M in damages
• New Massachusetts Bankruptcy Web Site
• What Does A Creditor Need To Do To Foreclose On A House In Louisiana?
• Teach Your Parents Well
• Debtor Can’t Afford Chapter 13 Payment – What are His Options?
• 722 Redemption: Saving Thousands on Secured Assets.
• Should I Reaffirm My Car In Southern California?
• A Bankruptcy Attorney’s Story: Catching Those Who Are Falling
• Paid a Relative Money Recently? Here’s How to Fix It!
• More on Mortgage Company Abuses
• Senate Has No Appetite to Help Homeowners
• Senate Says “No” To Help For Homeowners In Bankruptcy Court.
• Idea to Prevent Future Mortgage Fraud
• F-R-E-E Doesn't Always Spell Free…
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• What Kind of Damages Can I Get From A Debt Collector For Violations Of The FDCPA? Part 1: Statutory
• What Does the APR (Annual Percentage Rate) Really Mean?
• What Is a Payday Loan (and Why Are They So Bad?)
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• New Bankruptcy Laws: File By The End Of The Month or Start All Over! Part 2 of 2.
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• Bankruptcy And The Government’s Tax Stimulus
• Credit Counseling Comment Deadline
• Can A Debt Collector Sue Me in Another State?
• Struggling homeowners find little cooperation from lenders
• Do I Have to Pay a "Charged Off" Debt
• Debtor Wants to Pay Creditor – Creditor Refuses to Negotiate in Good Faith
• Warning! New Twist On Phishing Scam!
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• Pennsylvania State Law Remedies in Addition to FDCPA Damages – Part Three: Invasion of Privacy
• How to Treat “Rent to Own” Accounts in a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
• Pennsylvania State Law Remedies in Addition to FDCPA Damages – Part Two: Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
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• Who Pays Bills When Someone Dies?
• Credit Cards and Bankruptcy: Beware Recent Use
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• What Am I Required To Do In Order To File Bankruptcy?
• Am I Allowed to Refile My Chapter 13 Case?
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• Debt Collection Methods & The FDCPA – Part Two: Telephone Calls
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