consumer

Foreclosure: Should You Embrace It?

by Russell A. DeMott, Charleston Bankruptcy Lawyer

Foreclosure or not?  I’ve been using the  f-word a lot here in my Summerville, South Carolina law office.  (That’s “foreclosure,” not the other f-word, by the way.)  And I’ve noticed a transition in attitudes among clients.  It’s gone from, “I don’t want foreclosure no matter what” to “let’s discuss what happens if my lender forecloses.”  [...]

The New Frontier In Fraud: Traveler's Checks v. Credit Cards

by Karen Oakes, Southern Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney

Times have changed in the last ten years. Traveler check fraud is abundant and as a result, businesses are refusing to accept traveler’s checks in the United States. What does this trend mean for our society that businesses prefer that their customers use plastic as opposed to a classic substitute–the traveler check?