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Tentative Tax Rebate Deal Reached
CNN is reporting that a tentative tax rebate deal has been reached among Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, House Minority Leader John Boehner and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. According to CNN's sources: Deal would give individuals $600, couples $1,200...

A Good Debt-Ceiling Deal
As uncertain and unruly and disheveled as the debt-ceiling debate may be, there are still good grounds to reach a deal. It could help the economy. It could keep the policy ball moving in the direction of smaller government...

Put a Ceiling on Overregulation
After months of saying it wanted a 'clean' hike in borrowing authority, the Obama administration now proclaims it wants to do something 'big' in a debt-ceiling package just as its self-imposed deadline is approaching...

CAW Reaches Tentative Deal with GM
After what was a long complicated and intense negotiation, the CAW and GM have reached a tentative agreement. Ratification meetings will be held on May 24 and 25. This follows the tentative agreement entered into between the United Auto Workers Union and GM late last week.

Posner & Vermeule: Obama Should Raise Debt Ceiling On His Own
(Jonathan H. Adler) Law professors Eric Posner and Adrian Vermeule, authors of The Executive Unbound: After the Madisonian Republic, have an NYT op-ed arguing President Obama should announce he will raise the debt ceiling unilaterally if a deal is not soon reached...

Can Government Debt Be An Asset
With a government shutdown successfully averted, the new issue is how to deal with the debt ceiling. The debt ceiling provides a statutory cap on the amount the federal government can legally borrow...

The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act
Phantom Income Relief on Debt Cancellation

Collection Agencies and Creditors
How to deal and stop the harassment

Bankruptcy Law
A complete prime (pre-2005)

The Paulson Toxic Mortgage Debt Security Act: The Biggest Government Bailout of All Time
Legislative Proprosal for Treasury Authority to Purchase Mortgage-related Assets

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Bailout Bill HR124

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

Hurricane Claims
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. reaches settlement deal with Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood.

Creditor Debt
Trophy Resources agrees to $600,000 debt settlement.

Bankruptcy
helping to get you out of debt.

Tentative $21M Settlement Agreed in Eastman Kodak Discrimination Class Action
Tentative $21M Settlement Agreed in Eastman Kodak Discrimination Class Action>

Comcast Agrees Tentative $16 Million Settlement in Consumer File Sharing Class Action
Comcast Agrees Tentative $16 Million Settlement in Consumer File Sharing Class Action

Mel Harris and Associates Debt Collection
Face Class Action for Alleged "Sewer Service" Practices