debt settlement

Do It Yourself Debt Settlement

by Andy Miofsky, Illinois Bankruptcy Attorney

Credit card and medical debt can often be settled for pennies on the dollar. You do not need to hire a fancy fly by night late night television advertising debt settlement company to settle your debt. Give it a try yourself. You will probably realize a considerable savings. I have been filing bankruptcy cases for [...]

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Lets You Cut Your Debt Losses and Move On.

by Andy Miofsky, Illinois Bankruptcy Attorney

Sometimes it makes more sense to let go of the past and start building a new future.  Chapter 7 bankruptcy can be your solution. Does this debt arrangement conversation sound familiar? Client: I want to make arrangements to pay this debt. Me: Ok, how much can you offer to pay? Client: Nothing, I don’t have [...]

What do Credit Card Companies Demand for Non-Bankruptcy Settlements?

by Jonathan Ginsberg, Atlanta Bankruptcy Attorney

Credit card debt remains a primary reason that folks call me to ask for a financial problem evaluation issues.   Generally bankruptcy constitutes one option but by no means is Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 the only option. Recently I met with a very nice woman who owes around $6,000 in credit card debt, but not [...]

1.  Debt collectors are NOT under oath when they are talking to you.  There are restrictions on what they can say, but exagerration, saying what might happen if you do not pay, are allowed. 2.  They are not trying to help you!  They are not trying to work things out, come up with a plan [...]

How to Do Your Bankruptcy Credit Counseling

by Russell A. DeMott, Charleston Bankruptcy Lawyer

  The Bankruptcy Code mandates that the debtor take a credit counseling course within 180 days prior to filing bankruptcy.  The course is one of the many useless hoops debtors must jump through prior to filing their bankruptcy petition. If you really want to avoid bankruptcy, this “course” is not helpful I, like any other [...]

A recent New York Times article, Foreclosed Homeowners Go to Court on Their Own,  begins: ALBUQUERQUE — Saving your home from foreclosure is increasingly a do-it-yourself project. The article features an hour-long workshop started in my state of New Mexico by the nonprofit Fair Lending Center, a legal aid group. I applaud the workshops, and [...]