News & Updates

08 September 2009
Can Bankruptcy Eliminate All My Debts Or Only Some?
The term used in bankruptcy court to mean elimination of a debtor’s obligations is a &ldqu...
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10 August 2009
Can I be Sent to Jail for Not Paying my Bills?
I sometimes get questions from our readers with questions and answers that seem to be so obvious....
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04 August 2009
Can I Run Up my Credit Cards Before Filing Bankruptcy?
A client came to me this week with a not so typical financial question.  This case involves ...
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27 July 2009
Saving the Unemployed From Foreclosure
Unemployment rates have risen to 9.5% as of the end of June 2009. As unemployment rates have wors...
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20 July 2009
Am I Still Liable on the Second Loan After Foreclosure?
We seem to be getting, not surprisingly, a lot of questions about foreclosures. A common query as...
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13 July 2009
GM Emerges From Bankruptcy. Can I Do the Same?
Last week General Motors (GM) emerged from bankruptcy protection – more quickly than was ex...
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07 July 2009
Can Bankruptcy Eliminate my Tax Debts?
A reader recently wrote me an email with the following facts:“My husband and I pu...
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15 June 2009
Will my Neighbor's Home Foreclosure Affect me?
A recent report by the Center for Responsible Lending, A consumer advocacy group, reports that ho...
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09 June 2009
Facing Foreclosure? What Can You Do?
More homeowners are falling behind on mortgage payments.  According to the Mortgage Ban...
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