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Alternatives to Bankruptcy if Your Debt is Less than $20,000
On a fairly regular basis, I get calls from potential bankruptcy clients who don't really have enough debt to justify the time and expense of bankruptcy.  For example, if your only debt is a delinquent $7,500 credit card bill, it hardly makes sense to spend $1,500 to $2,000 for a ...

Bankruptcy - Proof of Claim Filed By Junk Debt Buyers
While we don't practice bankruptcy law, we do get calls from time to time to help bankruptcy attorneys who are dealing with various types of improper conduct from creditors and particularly from junk debt buyers...

Next week: Bankruptcy Week!
Brad Perri, a bankruptcy attorney in Minnesota, will be joining us as a guest editor for the next two weeks Bankruptcy is kind of the granddaddy of all consumer protection laws, but we don’t talk about it enough here, since none of the regular editors are bankruptcy lawyers...

Bankruptcy and Divorce: What If I Just Paid My Divorce Lawyer
Along with medical bills and excessive credit card debt, one of the leading causes of bankruptcy filings is divorce.  If a family is barely getting by when it is intact, adding a divorce or separation is sure to cause a worse financial hardship, which might only be able to be remedied through a bankruptcy filing...

When Do I Need To Leave My House When Filing For Bankruptcy And Foreclosure Part 1 of 2
In most cases, a Bankruptcy will usually delay any foreclosure process. This is because when a bankruptcy case is filed, a restraining order is entered under 11 USC 362 called the Automatic Stay, which prevents any further debt collection efforts against debtors or their property...

Bankruptcy Tips - What NOT To Do - Part One
We don't file bankruptcy cases but we often sue abusive debt collectors and creditors who violate bankruptcy orders by collecting debts that have been discharged or reporting balances on discharged debts...

Bankruptcy Law
A complete prime (pre-2005)

How to Stop Home Foreclosure
Bankruptcy can Stop Foreclosure

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

Collection Agencies and Creditors
How to deal and stop the harassment

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

Bankruptcy
helping to get you out of debt.

Air Line Bankruptcy
BCI Aircraft Leasing agrees to pay $600,000 settlement related to Delta Air Lines bankruptcy claims.

Bankruptcy Reorganization
Calpine Corp. pays $2.13 million bankruptcy settlement.

Washington Mutual Bank Collapse
May File for Bankruptcy

Dairy Bankruptcy
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA agrees to pay Parmalat SpA 310 million-euro settlement.

Loan Backers
Mortgage Lenders Network pays $855,000 bankruptcy settlement for unfunded mortgages.