Locating Good Bankruptcy Lawyers
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 Anyone who has gone through a bankruptcy knows just how stressful it can be. Having the help of a good bankruptcy lawyer will help ease some of that stress.Click here to play
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Locating Good Bankruptcy Lawyers
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 Anyone who has gone through a bankruptcy knows just how stressful it can be. Having the help of a good bankruptcy lawyer will help ease some of that stress.Click here to play
Locating Good Bankruptcy Lawyers
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 Anyone who has gone through a bankruptcy knows just how stressful it can be. Having the help of a good bankruptcy lawyer will help ease some of that stress.Click here to play
Can Bankruptcy Improve My Credit Score?
Friday, January 25th, 2008Filing a Bankruptcy may improve your credit if you have bad credit. However, if you have good credit, then bankruptcy may not be the best option. Bad credit usually happens after some form of bad luck. Losing your job or a major cut in pay will change a good paying history in a very short period. Once the slow pay start and then the interest rate go up they end up a no pay. A car that has been reposed is one of the biggest negatives, Once it happens the car lot use it against you to give you a higher interest rate on the next car, which makes the next car a higher payment, which means the chances of a second reposed car are greater. The balance of the reposed car will never go away it is worth if for a collector to sue at some point. The same happens with an apartment broken lease, they add on so many fees it end up a very large debt. The though about thing on our credit is that it will fall off after 7 years, no only the good things fall off after 7 years. This is why by filing the bankruptcy will Discharge the account and now it will fall off. Because it does this to all the account creditors will allow you to start rebuilding in a much shorter point.
If your income has had a change and the debts are piling up talk to a bankruptcy attorney to see how the filing might help you.
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When is Chapter 13 Bankruptcy a Good Option?
Thursday, January 24th, 2008A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy is what most people think of when you say “Bankruptcy“. This bankruptcy deals with unsecured debts. If you are behind on your house or car the chapter 7 will not help you to keep those things. The chapter 13 bankruptcy is mainly used for people that have fallen behind on their house or car. It is a plan to allow you to put the arrears in a plan and pay it back over the next five years. The mortgage company plan is usually to pay the arrears back over the next six month to a year, making it impossible to catch up. If the mortgage company has given up on you and has started a foreclosure sale the filing of the Bankruptcy will stop the sale as late as the day of the sale. In the process of helping you with the home your credit cards or other unsecured debts will be taken care of. The payment to them is based on what is called disposable income. Whether after the five years the creditors have received all there money or none the rest is discharged.
If you have fallen behind on your mortgage you might talk to a bankruptcy attorney to see how the laws can help you.
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Use Your Economic Stimulus Check to File Bankruptcy and Help the Economy
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Just about everyone in and out of government is talking about putting cash in the hands of consumers to stimulate the economy. The only real points of disagreement seem to be which consumers and how much. The President wants to rebate taxes to the people who make enough money to pay taxes—the middle- and upper-classes, by definition. Democrats want people who are too poor to pay taxes to also get a piece of the action. The idea, of course, is that the recipients of this largess will kick-start the economy by immediately spending the money on consumer goods and services—appliances, cars, clothing, vacations.
The last time the government sent checks to people to help out the economy was in 2001, and many recipients used the money to pay down their debt and keep the collection agency wolves from their doors. This time around, the national consumer debt has more than doubled—and it is even more likely that the loan sharks will gobble up most of the government's gifts hook, line, and sinker. Maybe increasing the government debt by $100 billion in order to fatten the credit card and consumer finance companies will put some more credit in consumers’ hands—just what we don’t need—but if we follow President Bush’s lead, the folks who own the finance industries will be the ones who ultimately benefit.
Here is a modest proposal that will help folks who really need help as well as make our economy stronger: Everyone with significant credit card debt (which is just about everyone) should use his or her check to file for bankruptcy. The entire process can cost as little as $600 for people who represent themselves (which many currently do, with paperwork help from paralegals and targeted legal advice from lawyers). And even if you choose to hire a lawyer to represent you, the proposed rebates will definitely get you started.
Bankruptcy has been around since biblical times, and has long been recognized as an important component of the capitalist economy in that it restores debtors to the consumer marketplace. Specifically, bankruptcy gets rid of credit card and most other kinds of debt (exceptions are alimony and child support; most student loans; recent taxes; and debts caused by fraudulent or willful and malicious actions). Most people are solvent for the first time in years when they emerge from bankruptcy, and once again are able purchase goods and services without going into more debt. Just imagine how the economy would hum if consumers were freed from the punishing interest rates that often creep over 30% for technical violations of credit contracts.
By filing bankruptcy, people will use their government checks to improve their own balance sheet, instead of donating their money to the fat cats who use the large credit corporations to bleed us dry. While it’s true that mass bankruptcy filings would tighten rather than loosen consumer credit, it’s not a bad idea for us to break our national addiction to debt and learn to pay as we go.
Use Your Economic Stimulus Check to File Bankruptcy and Help the Economy
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Just about everyone in and out of government is talking about putting cash in the hands of consumers to stimulate the economy. The only real points of disagreement seem to be which consumers and how much. The President wants to rebate taxes to the people who make enough money to pay taxes—the middle- and upper-classes, by definition. Democrats want people who are too poor to pay taxes to also get a piece of the action. The idea, of course, is that the recipients of this largess will kick-start the economy by immediately spending the money on consumer goods and services—appliances, cars, clothing, vacations.
The last time the government sent checks to people to help out the economy was in 2001, and many recipients used the money to pay down their debt and keep the collection agency wolves from their doors. This time around, the national consumer debt has more than doubled—and it is even more likely that the loan sharks will gobble up most of the government’s gifts hook, line, and sinker. Maybe increasing the government debt by $100 billion in order to fatten the credit card and consumer finance companies will put some more credit in consumers’ hands—just what we don’t need—but if we follow President Bush’s lead, the folks who own the finance industries will be the ones who ultimately benefit.
Here is a modest proposal that will help folks who really need help as well as make our economy stronger: Everyone with significant credit card debt (which is just about everyone) should use his or her check to file for bankruptcy. The entire process can cost as little as $600 for people who represent themselves (which many currently do, with paperwork help from paralegals and targeted legal advice from lawyers). And even if you choose to hire a lawyer to represent you, the proposed rebates will definitely get you started.
Bankruptcy has been around since biblical times, and has long been recognized as an important component of the capitalist economy in that it restores debtors to the consumer marketplace. Specifically, bankruptcy gets rid of credit card and most other kinds of debt (exceptions are alimony and child support; most student loans; recent taxes; and debts caused by fraudulent or willful and malicious actions). Most people are solvent for the first time in years when they emerge from bankruptcy, and once again are able purchase goods and services without going into more debt. Just imagine how the economy would hum if consumers were freed from the punishing interest rates that often creep over 30% for technical violations of credit contracts.
By filing bankruptcy, people will use their government checks to improve their own balance sheet, instead of donating their money to the fat cats who use the large credit corporations to bleed us dry. While it’s true that mass bankruptcy filings would tighten rather than loosen consumer credit, it’s not a bad idea for us to break our national addiction to debt and learn to pay as we go.
What to NOT do before Filing Bankruptcy
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Before filing a bankruptcy there are some things that you don’t want to do. The bankruptcy is a legal means to deal with creditors, but it creditors have rights too. If prior to the filing you go out and max out all your credit cards in a very short time both the creditor and the Trustee might have a right to object to your discharge. One person, a month before filing went out and used his credit card for the down payment on a new car. It was not the fact of the need to buy a new car it was the 8 thousand dollars he put on the credit card, He is having to pay it back! Going into Best Buy and buying that big screen TV and surround sound system you have been wanting. For two reason this could be a problem the first is the trustee has the right to see what you have bought and second if you used Best Buy credit the debt could be deem a secured debt. They have the right to have you return the TV or continue to pay for it.
The Bankruptcy laws are there to help us when thing have gone wrong. It can help us get down the road till thing get better. So if things have changed in your income talk to a Bankruptcy Attorney to see how the laws can Help.
What is a Discharge?
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008Discharge is the term for what comes after a completion of a Bankruptcy. With that comes the satisfaction of knowing what ever was discharged you will never have to pay on again an after the 7 to 10 years it will fall off your credit. Once you have your discharge this the time creditors will start judging you and your credit again. A car company will still be fairly hard on you the first year meaning a high interest rate, so if the need for a car is there go to the new car dealers but look at the year or two old cars or the cheapest new car. This way in a year or two when you start looking again the interest rate will be in line and you will not be to far upside down on this car. Credit cards will start sending offers but be very careful about which offers you take. The $250 deposit for a $250 credit limit could be a total scam meaning you get the card and already over the limit. So read all offers because a credit card will help you rebuild your credit. After the filing of a bankruptcy you need to make sure to make all payments on time.
So if you do have things that are charged off that is not the same as discharged, you should talk to a Bankruptcy Attorney.
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Amend Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Law to Allow Modifications of Mortgages
Monday, January 21st, 2008Proposals for dealing with the foreclosure crisis frequently include allowing bankruptcy judges in Chapter 13 cases to modify residential mortgages to bring them in line with the actual value of the debtors' homes, and, where appropriate, reduce the interest rate. This would often result in substantially reduced mortgage payments. At present, only non-residential mortgages can be modified in Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
While this approach to mortgage-debt relief seems helpful on the surface, it has one important flaw. A large number of people facing foreclosure are unable to propose feasible Chapter 13 plans that would be a prerequisite for the proposed relief. Proposals for mortgage debt relief in bankruptcy should include Chapter 7 bankruptcy as well as Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
It of course makes sense to use Chapter 13 as the vehicle for residential mortgage modifications -- Chapter 13 already allows for modification of other types of secured debts, and provides for amortization of mortgage arrears over the life of the plan. However, to extend the relief to the many debtors who can't use Chapter 13, Chapter 7 bankruptcy judges should also be authorized to modify mortgages and interest rates, and fold any arrearages into the newly modified mortgages. This will permit debtors to emerge from Chapter 7 with their home ownership intact, and reap the benefits of lower mortgage payments as part of their fresh start.
Not every person or family would be eligible for this relief. The bankruptcy judge would determine whether the debtor could afford the modified mortgage after bankruptcy. This determination would be based on the debtor's income, income history, and other expenses. If the judge decides that the mortgage would cause the debtor undue hardship or interfere with the debtor's fresh start, the mortgage would remain as is, and the creditor would be given a green light to proceed with the foreclosure. Importantly, this is the same procedure as is already used in in Chapter 7 "discharge hearings" when self-represented debtors seek to reaffirm car notes and other secured debts.
Perhaps using Chapter 7 as well as Chapter 13 bankruptcy for mortgage modifications doesn't go far enough. Maybe a special federal court procedure should be set up where anyone facing foreclosure can apply for relief without having to file any type of bankruptcy. There may be constitutional impediments to modifying mortgages outside of bankruptcy, but, if not, it would be wonderful to have a universal procedure for residential mortgage relief, at least from the standpoint of the millions of borrowers subject to predatory loans and flat-out unaffordable mortgages.
Amend Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Law to Allow Modifications of Mortgages
Monday, January 21st, 2008Proposals for dealing with the foreclosure crisis frequently include allowing bankruptcy judges in Chapter 13 cases to modify residential mortgages to bring them in line with the actual value of the debtors’ homes, and, where appropriate, reduce the interest rate. This would often result in substantially reduced mortgage payments. At present, only non-residential mortgages can be modified in Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
While this approach to mortgage-debt relief seems helpful on the surface, it has one important flaw. A large number of people facing foreclosure are unable to propose feasible Chapter 13 plans that would be a prerequisite for the proposed relief. Proposals for mortgage debt relief in bankruptcy should include Chapter 7 bankruptcy as well as Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
It of course makes sense to use Chapter 13 as the vehicle for residential mortgage modifications — Chapter 13 already allows for modification of other types of secured debts, and provides for amortization of mortgage arrears over the life of the plan. However, to extend the relief to the many debtors who can’t use Chapter 13, Chapter 7 bankruptcy judges should also be authorized to modify mortgages and interest rates, and fold any arrearages into the newly modified mortgages. This will permit debtors to emerge from Chapter 7 with their home ownership intact, and reap the benefits of lower mortgage payments as part of their fresh start.
Not every person or family would be eligible for this relief. The bankruptcy judge would determine whether the debtor could afford the modified mortgage after bankruptcy. This determination would be based on the debtor’s income, income history, and other expenses. If the judge decides that the mortgage would cause the debtor undue hardship or interfere with the debtor’s fresh start, the mortgage would remain as is, and the creditor would be given a green light to proceed with the foreclosure. Importantly, this is the same procedure as is already used in in Chapter 7 “discharge hearings” when self-represented debtors seek to reaffirm car notes and other secured debts.
Perhaps using Chapter 7 as well as Chapter 13 bankruptcy for mortgage modifications doesn’t go far enough. Maybe a special federal court procedure should be set up where anyone facing foreclosure can apply for relief without having to file any type of bankruptcy. There may be constitutional impediments to modifying mortgages outside of bankruptcy, but, if not, it would be wonderful to have a universal procedure for residential mortgage relief, at least from the standpoint of the millions of borrowers subject to predatory loans and flat-out unaffordable mortgages.
Bankruptcy
Monday, January 21st, 2008A Bankruptcy is a legal means of dealing with debts that for one reason or another have now become impossible to pay. If your income is still enough to maintain the car and house, and it just credit cards or other unsecured debts that is the problem then the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy can discharge those debts and allow your to start over keeping your present car and home.
If you have fallen behind on the car and house also then the Chapter 13 Bankruptcy will help you keep those things as long as the income is at least enough to continue making the payments once the bankruptcy has caught you up. The bankruptcy has rules that both you and the creditor have to go by, This is why you need to talk to a Bankruptcy Attorney when a major change has happened to your income.
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Rebuild your Credit by Filing Bankruptcy
Friday, January 18th, 2008In todays time having bad credit is going to force you to pay way too much for a car and chances of owning a home is going to be impossible. Bankruptcy is better than bad credit. Things happen in our lives that we do not always have control of, Losing a job after many years, a divorce, or some from of medical illness. When these things happen, the way we paid our bills before is now not possible. The term a fresh start was put to a bankruptcy for a reason. Bankruptcy is a legal means of taking care of our responsibility of debts. It is unfortunate that the bankruptcy needs to be filed but at least you did something about the debts. Just not paying means the debts will never go away a new collection agency will come and pick up the debts and now its another 7 years. Once the Bankruptcy is filed ten years later the bankruptcy and all the bad debts fall off but in the mean time you will be able to start rebuilding your credit basically the day it is filed. Credit cards will usually start sending you offers after 6 months, car dealer will look at you differently , and mortgage company’s will consider lending you money in a couple years.
So if there has been a change in your income you should talk to a Bankruptcy Attorney to see how the bankruptcy laws can help you.
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Use Exemptions to Protect Your Assests
Thursday, January 17th, 2008When you file a bankruptcy yes you could lose some assets. Depending on which state that you live you can use either state exemptions or federal exemptions. The exemptions are the allow-able things you can have and file a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and those things are protected. You can always go into a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy and protect those thing that are not protected, meaning paying an equal amount to the creditors of what the assets are valued at. In Texas you are allowed to use either state or federal exemptions. An example would be your home is paid for, the state exemption would cover the home, two cars for husband and wife and the house whole contents. The boat and the five thousand in stocks you have would be unprotected. If there was no home the cars, boat, and stocks might be protected by using federal exemptions.
If a Bankruptcy is a term being used in your life talk to a Bankruptcy Attorney to see how the bankruptcy laws can help you.
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Bankruptcy Law and Creditors
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008The filing of a Bankruptcy is a legal way of dealing with creditors, that for one reason or another that you can not continue to pay. By filing the bankruptcy yes you may lose some things but if you don’t file you might lose more things. If you have lost your job and you can not afford to make your car payment the creditor has the right to come reposed the car, but if you have just taken a cut in pay the Chapter 13 Bankruptcy can lower your car payment to where you can keep the car. The car creditor has to accept this lower payment because it is the law. This is the same for your home and the credit cards, they have to abide by the bankruptcy laws.
So if something has happened to your income talk to a Bankruptcy Attorney to see how these laws can help you.
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How much will a bankruptcy cost?
Monday, January 14th, 2008 How much should a personal bankruptcy cost in Michigan? I know that bankruptcy is not a good idea and believe me I have exhausted all other options. I am going to file a Chapter 13 bankruptcy which includes me and my wife. One attorney that does television advertising in my area told me over the phone that my only out of pocket cost would be $594.00. I have heard from a few other people that this type of thing should cost around $2000. Unfortunately, no other attorney will give me any type of price without an in person consultation. I just want to know what the ball park price for this is going to be and also if anyone has any experience with a reputable bankruptcy attorney in the Metro Detroit area.How much will a bankruptcy cost?
Monday, January 14th, 2008 How much should a personal bankruptcy cost in Michigan? I know that bankruptcy is not a good idea and believe me I have exhausted all other options. I am going to file a Chapter 13 bankruptcy which includes me and my wife. One attorney that does television advertising in my area told me over the phone that my only out of pocket cost would be $594.00. I have heard from a few other people that this type of thing should cost around $2000. Unfortunately, no other attorney will give me any type of price without an in person consultation. I just want to know what the ball park price for this is going to be and also if anyone has any experience with a reputable bankruptcy attorney in the Metro Detroit area.How Bankruptcy Can Be Used to Deal With Foreclosure, Part 2
Monday, January 14th, 2008
As readers of this blog know, bankruptcy can be used to effectively deal with foreclosure. In keeping with my last post on the subject, I've just published an article in the Nolopedia, Nolo's encyclopedia of free legal information:
"If you are facing foreclosure and cannot work out a deal or other alternative with the lender, bankruptcy may help.
"If you get behind on your mortgage payments, a lender may take steps to foreclose -- that is, enforce the terms of the loan by selling the house at a public auction and taking payment of your loan out of the auction.
"This won’t happen overnight. The foreclosure process typically starts after you fall behind on your payments for at least two months and often three or four. That gives you time to try some alternate measures, such as loan forbearance, a short sale, or a deed in lieu of foreclosure..."
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How Bankruptcy Can Be Used to Deal With Foreclosure, Part 2
Monday, January 14th, 2008
As readers of this blog know, bankruptcy can be used to effectively deal with foreclosure. In keeping with my last post on the subject, I’ve just published an article in the Nolopedia, Nolo’s encyclopedia of free legal information:
“If you are facing foreclosure and cannot work out a deal or other alternative with the lender, bankruptcy may help.
“If you get behind on your mortgage payments, a lender may take steps to foreclose — that is, enforce the terms of the loan by selling the house at a public auction and taking payment of your loan out of the auction.
“This won’t happen overnight. The foreclosure process typically starts after you fall behind on your payments for at least two months and often three or four. That gives you time to try some alternate measures, such as loan forbearance, a short sale, or a deed in lieu of foreclosure…”
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How to Prevent Corporate Bankruptcy
Sunday, January 13th, 2008 If your business is strapped for cash or if you're starting a new business... read this.Click here to play
How to Prevent Corporate Bankruptcy
Sunday, January 13th, 2008 If your business is strapped for cash or if you're starting a new business... read this.Click here to play
How to Prevent Corporate Bankruptcy
Sunday, January 13th, 2008 If your business is strapped for cash or if you're starting a new business... read this.Click here to play
Avoiding Bankruptcy - How to Avoid a Financial Problem
Sunday, January 13th, 2008 Bankruptcy may seem like a quick and relatively easy fix to a big problem, but it isn't.Click here to play
Avoiding Bankruptcy - How to Avoid a Financial Problem
Sunday, January 13th, 2008 Bankruptcy may seem like a quick and relatively easy fix to a big problem, but it isn't.Click here to play
Avoiding Bankruptcy - How to Avoid a Financial Problem
Sunday, January 13th, 2008 Bankruptcy may seem like a quick and relatively easy fix to a big problem, but it isn't.Click here to play
