Prevent Fraud Challenges on a Credit Card Debt
Very recent credit card purchases and cash advances can be a problem when filing bankruptcy. Smart timing can mostly solve this problem.
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More Actions to Take When Considering Bankruptcy
If you're considering filing bankruptcy, what debts can you incur and which should you avoid? What are the possible consequences?
Challenging the Automatic Stay
A creditor might want to pay a claim through your insurance, or finish a lawsuit to establish that you got the debt through fraud.
Risks Now Reduced for Being Accused of Fraud for Cash Advances and Purchases of “Luxuries”
Because of financial tweaks to the Bankruptcy Code, as of April 1 you are a little less likely to have to repay some of your recent use of credit cards.
New Bankruptcy Dollar Amounts Effective April 1, 2013 Could Affect Your Case
Here is a summary of the changes. They apply only to new bankruptcy cases filed starting April 1.
Conditions to Meet for Getting Rid of Your Income Tax through Chapter 7
Here are the other three hurdles your tax debt has to jump over to be forever written of in bankruptcy
The Sharp Teeth of the Justice Department’s Lawsuit Against Standard & Poor’s for Its Fraudulent Credit Ratings
This financial fraud lawsuit seems more aggressive and may be more effective in finding fault that have been the previous multi-billion dollar efforts against other players in the financial crisis.
The Sharp Teeth of the Justice Department’s Lawsuit Against Standard & Poor’s for Its Fraudulent Credit Ratings
This financial fraud lawsuit seems more aggressive and may be more effective in finding fault that have been the previous multi-billion dollar efforts against other players in the financial crisis.
U.S. Dept. of Justice Sues World’s Largest Credit Rating Agency for Its Fraudulent Role in Enabling the Financial Crisis
Detailed 124-page Complaint lists specific ways that Standard & Poor's intentionally inflated its ratings of mortgage-backed securities for its own financial gain, while lying about the objectivity of those ratings.
Defeating Creditors’ Accusations That You Misused Their Credit to Pay for the Holidays
The risk that creditors will not allow you to discharge some of their debts can be minimized through smart timing of your bankruptcy.
The After-Christmas Bankruptcy
It's human nature to hold off filing bankruptcy until after the holidays. Here's what you need to know once you think again about filing.
Help! My Co-Signer and I Just Got Sued!
If you and someone else jointly owe a debt, bankruptcy can protect you against the debt and against your co-signer. Or if you want, bankruptcy can protect your co-signer.
More about Dealing with Very Aggressive Creditors in Bankruptcy
Most creditors don't challenge your write-off of their debts in bankruptcy. But if one does, the system is poised to resolved that challenge relatively quickly.
Dealing with Very Aggressive Creditors Who Say You Can’t Discharge Their Debts in Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy court is a relatively efficient place to determine whether or not you must pay a debt which the creditor says can't be discharged.
Paying Your Special Creditor After Filing Bankruptcy
If you file bankruptcy, it's okay to voluntarily repay any debt. But there can be unexpected consequences.
