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The Debt Podcast 
Hosted by Jay S. Fleischman, a bankruptcy and consumer lawyer located in New York City. Information and news designed to help you learn more about bankruptcy, debt relief, and consumer credit options.
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Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Defense Firm Opens New Office In Sarasota, Florida
Posted on March 02, 2009Support bankruptcy reform by calling Congress through NACBA?s toll free number
Posted on March 02, 2009Does It Matter What I Do With My Tax Refund If I?m Going to File Bankruptcy Soon?
Posted on March 01, 2009Bankruptcy Judge Stephen D. Gerling Retires Today in the Northern District of New York
Posted on February 28, 2009Ten Reasons to Delay Filing Bankruptcy! Reason No. 3: Homestead Exemptions
Posted on February 28, 2009Appeals Court: Failure to File Section 521 Financial Disclosures Within 45 Days Need Not Result in Dismissal
Posted on February 28, 2009Same Sex Couples Not Required to Combine Income on ?Means Test,? Wisconsin Court Rules
Posted on February 27, 2009If I Sell My House Less Than One Year Before Filing Bankruptcy, Do I Have To Keep Records of What I Do With the Money?
Posted on February 27, 2009Court Imposes $2,000 Fine Upon Bankruptcy Petition Preparer
Posted on February 26, 2009A New Mexico bankruptcy court recently imposed a fine of $2,000.00 upon a bankruptcy petition preparer (BPP), as a sanction for offering legal advice to the debtors in whose case she had prepared the bankruptcy documents. The court held that the BPP’s conduct in offering legal advice violated bankruptcy code section 110...
More than a million families to benefit from mortgage modification bill in Congress
Posted on February 25, 2009More than 1 million households would benefit from seeking protection from creditors under a proposed law that would let bankruptcy judges modify mortgage terms
Some Consumer Debts Incurred after a Chapter 13 Filing Can be Included in Your Plan
Posted on February 25, 2009“Consumer debts” incurred after you file a chapter 13 case that are “necessary for the debtor’s performance under the plan” can be included in your bankruptcy case. With chapter 13 plans requring payments for up to five years, it is likely that, while your case is pending, you may incur additional debts...
House to Vote Thursday on Revised Bill for Mortgage Modification in Bankruptcy
Posted on February 25, 2009A new bill, H.R. 1106 to Prevent Mortgage Foreclosures and Enhance Mortgage Credit Availability, has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and is scheduled for a vote on the floor Thursday. The sections for mortgage modification in chapter 13 bankruptcy are in the first part of the bill...
Creditor Reaffirmation Attorney?s Fees Disallowed
Posted on February 25, 2009This past December, Bankruptcy Judge Deasy of the District of New Hampshire decided In re Porter, 399 B.R. 113 (Bkrtcy.D.N.H. 2008). The debtor and home mortgage servicer in the case had submitted a reaffirmation agreement which added only one new provision to those of the original loan: that the debtor be liable for $350 [...
Bankruptcy Lawyers Must Love Recessions, Right?
Posted on February 25, 2009A terrible recession ought to be a great time for bankruptcy lawyers. With so many people and businesses in financial trouble, bankruptcy lawyers certainly have a lot of demand for their services. Bankruptcy lawyers are told their business is “counter-cyclical” — meaning that we are at our busiest when the economy is down...
Mortgage Modification in Bankruptcy Bill to House Floor Wednesday
Posted on February 25, 2009HR200, a bill pending in Congress to allow for mortgage modification in chapter 13 bankruptcy, may be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives by Wednesday or Thursday of this week. Supporters should call or fax their members of Congress today or tomorrow...
Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Defense Opens New Daytona Beach Office
Posted on February 25, 2009Parker & DuFresne, P.A., a law firm concentrating in the areas of consumer bankruptcy and foreclosure defense, announces the opening of its new office in Daytona Beach. ?For months, Daytona Beach residents would drive 90 minutes to our Jacksonville office for a consultation, so we knew there was a need that wasn?t currently being met in [...
President Obama, The Bankruptcy Code and Leadership
Posted on February 25, 2009If there is one thing that the Obama Administration can already claim is its ability to take unchartered directions quickly on issues that it deems important. Yet, in his first month as President he has failed to tackle the most pressing issue this Country is facing, Foreclosures...
Buying A House After Filing Bankruptcy
Posted on February 25, 2009When can I buy a house after filing bankruptcy? As a bankruptcy attorney, many of my clients are concerned that once they file bankruptcy they won?t be able to buy a house. Or at least they won?t be able to do so for the ten years a chapter 7 bankruptcy stays on their credit report...
Destruction of Bank Statements No Grounds for Denial of Discharge, Massachusetts Court Rules
Posted on February 25, 2009A Massachusetts bankruptcy court recently ruled that a chapter 7 debtor’s destruction of his bank statements was insufficient grounds to deny him a discharge under sections 727(a)(3) or 727(a)(4)(D) of the bankruptcy code. The debtor in In re Hegarty, 2008 WL 5246475 (Bky...
More than a million families to benefit from mortgage modification bill in Congress
Posted on February 25, 2009More than 1 million households would benefit from seeking protection from creditors under a proposed law that would let bankruptcy judges modify mortgage terms
Bankruptcy Lawyers Must Love Recessions, Right?
Posted on February 24, 2009A terrible recession ought to be a great time for bankruptcy lawyers. With so many people and businesses in financial trouble, bankruptcy lawyers certainly have a lot of demand for their services. Bankruptcy lawyers are told their business is “counter-cyclical” — meaning that we are at our busiest when the economy is down...
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Am I obligated to pay on a home equity line of credit that has been discharged through chapter 7?
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A month or so ago I was with some new people I met, and one of them asked me to cash a couple of checks he had, that he couldn't cash because he didn't have a bank account or a driver's liscence. I didn�
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If I unknowingly cash a fictitious check, am I responsible to repay the bank?
Definitely, please go to court! Those crooks should be behind bars!...
Some elses debt is being reported by a bank to the crecit agencies. They know and have ackowledged it is not mine, yet it is still being listed as mine. it was my son's and no I didn't co-sign. It is adversly
It is easy for the bank and the credit reporting agencies to clear this confusio...
Am I obligated to pay on a home equity line of credit that has been discharged through chapter 7?
The reaffirmation is done through the payments you have been making to the compa...
A month or so ago I was with some new people I met, and one of them asked me to cash a couple of checks he had, that he couldn't cash because he didn't have a bank account or a driver's liscence. I didn�
If the call was from your bank it may mean that the checks were bad. You may hav...
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