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New Credit Card Protections Trigger Higher Fees by Card Issuers

by admin | Tue, 08/10/2010 - 15:48

As you may know, last year Congress passed a law called the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009.  This law, nicknamed the CARD Act of 2009, was designed to regulate a variety of unpopular credit card tactics, such as interest rate increases without notice, inactivity fees and unfair interest calculations.

Can You be Sued for Non-payment of your Mortgage if You Do Not Reaffirm?

by admin | Tue, 08/03/2010 - 11:17

I recently received an email from a blog reader asking

Can You Rely on a Verbal Promise that Your Foreclosure Will be Delayed?

by admin | Sun, 07/18/2010 - 10:03

Last month, I met several times with a potential Chapter 13 client who was faci

Ruling by Supreme Court Impacts Bankruptcy Exemptions in Georgia

by admin | Wed, 07/14/2010 - 22:37

The United States Supreme Court rarely accepts cases that affect consumer bankruptcy debtors.  Recently, however, the Court considered an issue th

Examples of Bankruptcy Fraud

by admin | Fri, 07/09/2010 - 12:43

Last October, I wrote a post on this blog about

Supreme Court Issues Important Ruling About Chapter 13

by admin | Mon, 07/05/2010 - 00:32

On June 7, 2010, the United States Supreme Court released its decision in the case of Hamilton, Chapter 13 Trustee v.

Does Your Landlord have any Obligations to Mitigate Damages if You Breach Your Lease?

by admin | Wed, 06/30/2010 - 10:23

Not surprisingly, I get calls from small business owners who are contemplating personal bankruptcy whe

The Only Thing Certain is Change

by admin | Sat, 06/19/2010 - 22:25

No one starts his or her adult life expecting to file for bankruptcy.  Yet every week, I meet with men and women in their 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's and older who have become insolvent and need relief under th

Should You Save Your Home from Foreclosure, or Should You Let it Go

by admin | Sun, 06/13/2010 - 19:53

With the news full of foreclosure statistics showing huge increases along with stories of self-righteous Members

Failure to Disclose Assets Lands Chapter 7 Debtor in Prison

by admin | Sun, 06/06/2010 - 14:30

Because the bankruptcy system operates efficiently and quickly and it serves hundreds of people every day, I sense that many bankruptcy debtor