Stopping a Home Foreclosure with a Bankruptcy, Temporarily or Permanently
Filing bankruptcy can buy you a little time or a lot of time, enough time either to transition to a new home or to save your home.
$36 Billion in Student Loans Is Owed by Americans 60 Years Old and Older
This $36 billion is owed by 2 million older Americans. Garnishment of their Social Security benefits to pay these student loans has skyrocketed.
The Limited Power to Force a Creditor to Surrender Your Garnished Wages
Once garnished, that portion of your wages or salary is forever gone. With one exception.
The Collision between State Garnishment Law and Federal Bankruptcy Law
Bankruptcy quashes a garnishment, but only if it's filed in time.
Bankruptcy Stops Wage Garnishments Before They Can Hit You
Bankruptcy protects your paycheck because it's more powerful than a creditor's garnishment court order.
Just Been Sued by a Creditor? How Bankruptcy Helps Right Away
Getting sued by a creditor is a wake-up call to consider filing bankruptcy. If it's the right thing to do, there are advantages to filing before your deadline to respond to the lawsuit.
Help! I’ve Just Been Sued by a Creditor! What Do I Do Now?
Don't react to getting lawsuit papers by avoiding them. Treat the lawsuit as a great incentive for taking the first step towards a better life.
Independent Monitor Releases 1st Report on the Bank’s Compliance with the National Mortgage Settlement
This report provides tons of accessible information, lots of clear graphics. Includes a detailed timetable, and state-by-state compliance data.
Residential Income Segregation Varies Widely Across the U.S.
Increasingly, the rich live among the rich, and the poor among the poor. Especially in the big cities of Texas. Less so in Miami, Cincinnati, Boston, Sacramento, and Portland.
Power to Keep Your Vehicle, Appliances, and Other Collateral
If you want to hold onto your vehicle, or other collateral, Chapter 13 makes it happen.
Power to Protect Your Home Against Your Mortgage Lender and Lienholders
If you want to hold onto your home, Chapter 13 gives you many extraordinary advantages.
Chapter 13 Turns the Power of the “Automatic Stay” into a Superpower
If Chapter 7 strengthens your hand against your secured creditors, Chapter 13 turns you into Superman. It starts with a much more robust "automatic stay."
As Middle Class Gets Smaller,More of Us Live in Income-Segregated Neighborhoods
Over the last 30 years in America, more of the rich are living among the rich, and more of the poor are living among the poor.
Power Over Your Secured Creditors in Chapter 7
Your secured creditors are often the ones you most care about, because the creditor can take your collateral. Chapter 7 strengthens your hand, improving your options.
What if Protecting Your Home Is Your Highest Priority?
You may have serious financial problems but have still managed to keep current on your mortgage. How does bankruptcy NOT hurt your home but instead protects it?
