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What is Corporate Bankruptcy?

The Security and Exchange Commission may emphasize a lot about the principles of Corporate Bankruptcy for the benefit of the people in the states of California and Texas. A company or firm will be out of business completely if it files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. In this scenario, the investors of this company will also lose their money. The only parties who can get some value could be the people who hold bonds with such companies. But it solely depends on the priority of the corporate companies’ debts and the value of assets that is available for the [...]

2023-01-12T08:59:10+00:00

Will Filing for Bankruptcy Get Rid of Your Medical Debt?

Medical debt is one of the most common debt which the American citizens face today. In fact, you will be surprised to know that approximately 72 million Americans are struggling to pay off their medical debt. This actually means, more than 40% of the working citizens are struggling with medical debts today! Of course, there are multiple reasons why people fall in a debt, but surprisingly, medical debts is one of the most common one so far. In fact, as per the statistics and reports, the millennials are the one who are falling under the medical debt faster [...]

2023-01-12T08:10:32+00:00

What Effect does California State Court Judgement have on a Debt during Bankruptcy Discharge?

Bankruptcy is one of the preferred ways to get your spiraling debts discharged so that you get a clean slate to start your life afresh. Though usually court rulings or judgment are not enough on their own to make a debt not dischargeable, yet sometimes they may make it difficult or impossible in rare cases too. Though a majority of the debts accumulated by a person get discharged during bankruptcy, it is important to note that certain debts cannot be legally written off. Those debts which cannot be discharged are categorized as: Non-Dischargeable- The creditor doesn’t object to [...]

2021-12-07T09:16:39+00:00

Planning Your Retirement

There are some interesting facts to know about us, Americans, from the research of Northwestern Mutual with regards to our readiness to face retirement. Here we go! There are no retirement savings for one American out of five One in three Americans have less than $25,000 saved, especially those who are nearing retirement shortly The percentage of Americans who are somewhat concerned about affording retirement is about 78% These facts reveal the sad state of our fellow citizens who are almost ready to retire and teach us valuable lessons. It also imposes an important question at us. How [...]

2021-12-08T03:56:51+00:00

Payday Loans: Myths & Facts

Payday loans or cash advance loans are small loans which are taken by a person against their wages and can be paid off at the time of their next paycheque. For people who have been facing financial issues for some time, payday loans are a common feature. Many of them who have been contemplating bankruptcy as a way of getting out of such problems had taken payday loans in their past. Getting a payday loan is not difficult. The borrower can ask for a payday loan from a lender in the form of a post-dated cheque by showing [...]

2023-03-22T08:10:05+00:00

Laws to Secure Your Credit Reports

According to Javelin Strategy & Research, One of the financial advisory firms in the U.S., more than $100 billion has been gathered in fraud using consumer’s identification between 2011 and 2016. By keeping the identity of others, the criminals open new credit accounts and use that account to purchase the products. Thus, The fraudulent activity has enabled the criminals to cheat U.S. consumers to this large extent. Right now, There are new federal laws that can help the Americans to safeguard their identity and prevent theft. The law which is termed as Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer [...]

2021-12-08T04:03:39+00:00

Motions to Dismiss Denied in FDCPA/FCRA Case

Recently, the Eastern Division of the U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois passed a judgment by denying all the attempts made by the defendant to dismiss the counts against them. In this FDCPA/FCRA case, the accused –Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC has failed to correct the error in lieu of the plaintiff’s mortgage obligation after filing for a bankruptcy discharge. Facts of the Above case: Before the merger between Countrywide Home Loans and Bank of America in September 2012, the plaintiff had carried out 2 mortgage loans with Countrywide Home Loans. After the merger, his loans were under [...]

2019-06-21T11:30:12+00:00

Is there any hope left for Student Debtors?

Contrary to other common debts, student debt is considered “next to impossible” to pay off debts. And if the student plans on paying off these kinds of debts, they will end up in “undue hardship”. A recent Court case has relieved the burden of many such students and has arisen a Ray of hope in them once again. In Sara Fern v. Fedloan Servicing, the bankruptcy court’s judgment was passed in favor of Sara Fern. The court stated that the student loan due on Sara worth $27,000 would indeed cause undue hardship in her case and hence the [...]

2019-06-20T11:24:00+00:00

Instagram Photos land Rapper 50 Cent to Bankruptcy Court!

Rapper 50 Cent got a rude shock when he was called to court for his Instagram photos. Despite filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 in summer, he had been posting photographs on Instagram, posing with huge stacks of cash. This raised suspicion and he was ordered to appear in bankruptcy court to explain his actions since bankruptcy is a legal way out for people who have been unfortunate enough to suffer huge irreversible financial losses. Transparency while filing is one of the important points for an individual to get relief. However, with photographs like the one posted by [...]

2021-12-08T04:06:34+00:00

Get to know everything about Chapter 13 Bankruptcy through Dallas Attorneys

Finding yourself on sticky financial wicket can be traumatic for many people. Often accumulated debts make a person unsure of what to do next. As per Dallas bankruptcy lawyers’ Recovery Law Group bankruptcy is one of the best options available. However, filing for bankruptcy requires you to choose from a number of Chapters, each specifically designed to help people get over financial problems. In case, you are unsure which chapter suits your case, Chapter 13 might be your best chance for starting afresh. Chapter 13 bankruptcy works best for people with reasonably sufficient disposable income which can be [...]

2021-12-08T04:26:11+00:00
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