Important Things To Know About Bankruptcy

by John Steed Insolvency is the state affirmed by the court of law that someone or an institute has been powerless to clear its liability ... until the debt was roofed The genesis of this situation came from Latin posturing a broken ... officer for assistance. The defaulter is supposed to obtain some fee from the debts. A good number [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 06:51:07

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Bush Auto Bailout Illegal, Bailout Supporter Admits

Clinton Administration Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who supports bailing out the Detroit automakers (whose unionized workers are paid $70 an hour) ... its competitiveness than it would be for the Detroit automakers to file for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 ... expensive regulations (like CAFE rules), and preempting state dealer franchise laws that make it [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 21:13:33

Auto Bailout Would Kill Jobs, Impoverish Taxpayers

A bailout would be worse for the auto industry than automakers filing for bankruptcy, explains banking and bankruptcy expert Todd Zywicki, ... of expensive union contracts (such as $70 per hour compensation) and red tape,  a “Chapter 11 bankruptcy ... auto dealerships that should be terminated but aren’t because of state dealer franchise laws [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 18:37:15

L?Affaire Madoff: One of the Last In Hopes to be First Out

Earlier today, we mentioned that investors who received redemptions from Madoff within 90 days of the firm’s collapse are particularly vulnerable to the dreaded clawback laws — meaning they could be required to cough up the dough ... filed yesterday in bankruptcy court in Manhattan, that Irving Picard, the trustee, has no right [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 10:18:00

Bankruptcy - Is It the Answer?

Bankruptcy - Is It the Answer? October 11th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed If your finances are in a mess, you may have considered bankruptcy ... to pay back a portion of the debt that is owed to creditors. Your credit will be damaged ... laws. They were allowed to file more than once for Chapter 7 so many used it to beat credit card [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 21:47:58

YOUR TOP TEN CONGRESSIONAL HITS, coming to your neighborhood shortly, is the plan (stolen from Tapped): * S ... mortgages by bankruptcy judges, new regulations for the credit card and financial industry ... interference") and perhaps another go at the Ledbetter law ("removing barriers to fair pay for all workers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 20:47:59

Follow the debt

From the Times of Trenton: Bankruptcy lawyers’ business booming With real estate activity in a deep freeze, ... the debt. McCarter & English, the state’s largest law firm, will announce today it’s ramping ... with expertise in restructuring and debt management,” McCarter & English chairman Drew Barry said. Lawyers [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 11:34:51

ABA Tax Section Awards

The ABA Tax Section yesterday announced the winners of its two inaugural Public Service Tax Fellowships (blogged here): Laura Newland (J.D ... and benefits, as well as law school debt assistance, by means of charitable contributions ... residents in the area of affordable housing (tax lien foreclosure), debt forgiveness, bankruptcy matters [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 14:01:08

E-commerce defies Christmas downturn

E-commerce defies Christmas downturn Online shopping continued to defy the credit crunch in December, as UK shoppers spent over £4 ... for greater international coordination in anti-hacking laws at the first International Conference on Cyber Security. SCO seeks to auction off assets SCO has submitted a plan to bankruptcy court [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 03:19:27

RealtyTrac Foreclosure Activity Report Released: Laws and Programs to Prevent Foreclosures Ineffective

Irvine, California-based online real estate company, RealtyTrac, ... on "cramdown" legislation affecting bankruptcy judges' powers regarding mortgage loan modifications ... percent in 2008 Bankruptcy Cramdown Mortgage Loan Modification? Key Banks Approve Possible Legislation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:24:28

Doing Them No Favors

Doing Them No Favors Jennifer Rubin - 12.30.2008 - 8: ... that have grown up around it, like franchise and CAFE laws, and it’s not capable of dealing effectively ... effectively with the UAW was when the companies were on the verge of bankruptcy. Then, the companies [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 13:54:33

Mortgage Rights and Wrongs

Congress has said that they want judges to adjust mortgage debt. On the face of it, this makes sense. After all, when people declare bankruptcy they get their credit card, auto loan, and personal debts adjusted. What makes a mortgage any different? Well, one difference is the law. By law [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:01:08

Can Collection Agencies Sue Me For Outstanding Debt?

Amazon.de Widgets The question that many people are asking is ‘can collection agency sue for a debt?’ With the amount of people suffering financial hardship due to the current economic crisis the number of people facing difficulties paying their bills is increasing rapidly and for the time being, at least, this trend shows no sign of reversing.Previously, lenders who had borrowers that had fallen into arrears would normally, only go as far as to post negative credit information upon the debtors [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 11:34:48

Who has clout with Congress?

Since I quoted Simon Johnson yesterday doubting that meaningful financial regulation will come of recent financial follies, I was interested to read Ezra Klein's interview about such regulation with Congressman Barney Frank. What Frank has to say matters: he's the chair of the House banking committee and is widely thought to have been one of the sharper players during the worst crisis moments of last fall's panic. Frank thinks better regulation will get done. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 07:07:00

How to Research Debt Collectors & Understand the Law

This is the first guest post in a special How to Fight Debt Collectors series on Bargaineering.com. So you’ve received a debt collection call or letter… In this day and age where you have rampant foreclosures, layoffs and job losses, it is simply inevitable that an individual may come across a debt collector, and frankly even without these external factors, it may just happen by a chance wrong number or even being related to someone going through a hard time financially. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 11:02:18

Money, Credit, and the Law – Know Your Rights

That’s the title of a valuable new video narrated by Professor Richard Alderman, director of the Center for Consumer Law at the University of Houston Law Center. The video, consisting of easily digestible short chapters, provides help managing personal finances, dealing with credit problems and debt collectors, responding when sued by a creditor, seeking credit counseling, or exploring the option of bankruptcy.  The video can be viewed online or a DVD can be requested directly from Professor [more...]

Date: 2009-09-17 20:50:58

linklings, around the blogworld edition

I’ve had a busy week, with the in-laws visiting and the external Big 4 auditors a-peckin’ away at work, but I did make a little bit of time for a walk around the blog world. I read a lot of blogs and articles, and I’d divide all of what I read into three categories:  worthless, interesting but not not life-affecting, and interesting and worth keeping in mind.  It’s hard to split the latter two categories, but Guaranteed Goal Achievement: Your Daily, No-Excuses Target from Ali Hale, of [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 20:25:57

Incidental #1,347--because sometimes, there's things that need more than one entry to address

Weekend Comments & Graphics SO MUCH FOR THE "MORAL SUPERIORITY" OF AMERIKANISCHER REALKULTUR OVER ALL OTHERS: Your Correspondent understands where Venezuela's attorney-general has ordered cablecasters to stop carrying the Faux animated hit Family Guy posthaste, or face heavy fines and/or loss of licence. This, understand, in response to a recent episode in which the show's characters begin a campaign to push for the legalisation of cannabis. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 19:30:00

AEI Interns’ Transcripts in Date Order: Their Own First Draft of History

First of all, I want to reemphasize everything Laurie just said. This is not a new threat, and this is not a threat we did not know about. Saddam Hussein has, in many ways, openly dreamed of mass death in the United States. He has shared his dreams with his nation and the world many times. We also know he has actively planned to do so many times, and Laurie’s book is a rather convincing argument that he is active and successfully implemented plans to do so as well. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 08:30:21

Our New Type of Tourist

Britain relies on tourism to keep the economy afloat, now that successive governments have destroyed our manufacturing industries. Now we have a new type of tourist arriving on our shores - ' bankruptcy tourists'. Bankruptcy tourism is becoming so popular that a company is now helping insolvent Europeans to travel and live temporarily in the UK. Lenient laws mean that foreigners can live in Britain, file for bankruptcy and leave with the slate wiped clean after just 18 months. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 08:21:00

Louisiana - Catahoula Parish Fatal Crash

Yesterday afternoon, a single vehicle crash claimed the life of a young man.Troopers responded to the crash around 3:15 pm, which occurred on LA Hwy 124 at Brooks Road.  The crash involved a 2008 Honda FXS motorcycle, driven by Casey E. Butler (W/M 20 yrs) of Jonesville, LA.  The Honda was south bound on LA Hwy 124 when Butler lost control and exited the right side of the roadway.  After exiting the roadway, the Honda traveled down an embankment before impacting a tree.Butler was wearing a helmet, [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 21:36:10

Louisiana - Driver and Passenger Killed in Fatal Crash on LA 60 in Washington Parish

Today, at 12:40 AM, Louisiana State Police Troop L investigated a one-vehicle fatal crash on LA 60 at milepost 2.5 in Washington Parish.A 2006 KIA four door, driven by Bernard W. Magee Jr. (B/M/age 52) of Bogalusa, LA, was traveling eastbound on LA 60. Magee failed to negotiate a curve on the roadway to the left. The KIA traveled off the roadway to the right and entered into the marsh. The vehicle then impacted a utility pole and began to overturn several times, coming to rest upside down. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 00:58:10

Massive Taxpayer Backlash Over Pension Crisis Is Coming

Pension plans are a bubble that is now bursting wide open. Five major factors contribute to the crisis: mounting stock market losses, optimistic plan assumptions, longevity (retirees living longer), overly generous payouts, and a surge of boomer retirements.There are new stories out every day discussing these issues, yet few are aware of them [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 03:03:00

Who Needs A modification Company To Stop Foreclosure

by Adam Whazzer If you, like many folks in the Country, are facing foreclosure on your home, then you are looking for anything you can do to stop it. Firstly, be calm and dont panic. Do not get yourself into a situation like mortgage restructure that you have to pay for up front. A reputable mortgage company, that knows that their service will help you, will do this with no money up front because they know they will get paid when the mortgage goes through. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 18:56:16

Who Needs A modification Company To Stop Foreclosure

by Adam Whazzer If you, like many folks in the Country, are facing foreclosure on your home, then you are looking for anything you can do to stop it. Firstly, be calm and dont panic. Do not get yourself into a situation like mortgage restructure that you have to pay for up front. A reputable mortgage company, that knows that their service will help you, will do this with no money up front because they know they will get paid when the mortgage goes through. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 19:28:52

Top Bankruptcy Alternatives You Can Choose

If you are considering filing bankruptcy, you know that it feels like the hardest decision you’ve probably ever made. There are many questions - whether it will really help you get a fresh financial start, what the credit results are after bankruptcy, how bad it will be for your financial future, whether it’s really the right thing to do now. Finding out more about bankruptcy is the only way to determine for yourself whether it’s right for you. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 08:14:19

Who Needs A modification Company To Stop Foreclosure

by Adam Whazzer If you, like many folks in the U.S.A, are facing foreclosure on your home, then you are looking for anything you can do to stop it. Firstly, be calm and dont panic. Do not get yourself into a situation like mortgage restructure that you have to pay for up front. A reputable mortgage company, that knows that their service will help you, will do this with no money up front because they know they will get paid when the mortgage goes through. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 18:03:20

DIY Stop Foreclosure Help

by Adam Whazzer If you, like many people in the United States, are facing foreclosure on your home, then you are looking for anything you can do to stop it. Firstly, be calm and dont panic. Do not get yourself into a situation like mortgage restructure that you have to pay for up front. A reputable mortgage company, that knows that their service will help you, will do this with no money up front because they know they will get paid when the mortgage goes through. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 16:00:24

Mount Airy, Maryland - Murder-Suicide Confirmed In Deaths Of Frederick Co. Family

(Mt. Airy, MD) – The four victims found dead inside a Frederick County home last night have been positively identified as the members of the family who lived at that address and died as a result of murder-suicide.The deceased are identified as Charles L. Dalton Sr., 38, the husband and father, his wife, Jennifer A. Dalton, 37, their son, Charles L. Dalton Jr., 14, and their daughter, Emmaline E. Dalton, 7.  All four lived in the quad-level home in the 300-block of Contour Road, Mt. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 18:09:43

Pollock, Louisiana - Officer Involved Shooting

Earlier today, the Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office was involved in a shooting.The Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office arrived at the location of 216 Joiner Loop Road in Pollock, LA at approximately 7:10 am to serve Richard Herrick (W/M 51 yrs) with an arrest warrant.  As the uniformed deputies approached the residence, they made visual contact with Herrick standing outside of his residence.  Upon seeing the deputies, Herrick entered his residence, released two large dogs on the deputies, and closed the [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 00:10:30

Words from the (Investment) Wise (Sept. 27, 2009)

After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization that the Fed could start scaling back on emergency support of the economy. US equities dropped further later in the week on renewed concerns about the state of the troubled housing market and weaker-than-expected durable goods orders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 14:33:29

"'Too Big to Fail?" by Mark Alexander

'Too Big to Fail? by Mark Alexander Patriot Post. us "There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." --George Washington "An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself... [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 08:48:55

CHARLES SPURGEON SECRET SINS

“Cleanse thou me from secret faults.” Psalm 19:12SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS arises partly from pride, but mainly from ignorance of God’s law. It is because men know little or nothing concerning the terrible character of the divine law, that they foolishly imagine themselves to be righteous. They are not aware of the deep spirituality, and the stern severity of the law, or they would have other and wiser notions. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 08:23:10

Louisiana State Police Investigate Shooting in St. Martin Parish

September 27, 2009“Louisiana State Police – West District Detectives are investigating an officer-involved shooting in St. Martin Parish.  The shooting took place on September 25, 2009 at 914 Alva Street in Breaux Bridge.Suspect John Lathan was fatally shot while authorities attempted to arrest him.  Lathan was wanted by the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office for first-degree murder and aggravated rape.  He was also wanted by the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office for attempted first-degree murder.On [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 12:36:02

Colbert Interviews Michael Moore - Talks About Bundling aka Those Algorithms To Create Markets

14,000 people every day lose their health insurance and medical bills are causing individuals to lose their homes, bankruptcy and defaulting loans.  If we want to fix the economy, then we need to fix healthcare it sounds like to me. The Federal Reserve – What’s the Answer – Roll Back Regulation and Start Running Those Algorithms? What is also interesting is that Mr. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 16:01:00

Louisiana - Two Baton Rouge Men Dead After Fatal Crash

BATON ROUGE-  At approximately 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 27, 2009, Louisiana State Police Troop A investigated a fatal crash involving one vehicle on US Hwy 190 westbound near the base of the Old Mississippi River Bridge.A 2007 Ford Mustang, driven by Ricky E. Andrews (B/M, 44 years old from Baton Rouge), was traveling westbound on US 190 approaching the Old Mississippi River Bridge.  Andrews lost control of his vehicle on the approach to the bridge and ran off the roadway to the right due [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 17:43:47

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (September 21 – 27, 2009)

After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization that the Fed could start scaling back on emergency support of the economy. US equities dropped further later in the week on renewed concerns about the state of the troubled housing market and weaker-than-expected durable goods orders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 07:51:48

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (September 21 – 27, 2009)

After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization that the Fed could start scaling back on emergency support of the economy. US equities dropped further later in the week on renewed concerns about the state of the troubled housing market and weaker-than-expected durable goods orders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 07:51:48

OFFICIAL POST: Addressing your concerns on oversight of last year’s rescue package

Posted by Jesse LeeIn both rounds of “Open for Questions” that we’ve hosted here, there’s been a dominant theme in questions about the economy. In the first round Diane from New Jersey had one of the most popular questions overall, asking, “What will you do to establish transparency and safeguards against waste with the rest of the Wall Street [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:00:00

Learn More About Bankruptcy Credit Cards

by John Steed At the time when a person or organization is incapable or debilitated to reimburse his debtors, ... debtors to proceed without the assistance of an advocate. This is attributed by the mechanism involved ... in court or not. These actions can be reached at through consultations with debt advisors who know how [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:30:26

Credit Cards Dealing With Bankruptcy

by John Steed When a person or organization or institution files for bankruptcy, it is not always because they are unable to pay their creditors ... . The commonest of these are the institutions that offer credit card facilities. The advantage of going ... from giving credit. Most of them may have experts who can assess the ability of any debtor to pay [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:27:17

Denver Bankruptcy Attorneys Shed Light on Current Bankruptcy Rules

Filing for bankruptcy is not quite as easy as it used to be, if you are under the impression that you can just sign some papers and have all of your debt absolved you may be in for  a rude awakening.  The government has made it quite a bit more difficult to file for bankruptcy after it was deemed that many too many people had been taking advantage of the system to have their debt absolved. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 17:41:08

The Credit-Wise Consumer

Louise M. Carwell is a senior attorney with Maryland Legal Aid Bureau in Baltimore, where she has practiced consumer law for more than 20 years ... cards to entice them. Sure, using your store credit card might get you an extra 20 percent off ... , specializes in the areas of credit, foreclosure prevention, consumer protection, and bankruptcy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 21:06:03

Bread and Circuses: Ruminations From Ground Zero of the Auto Bailout

By Matt Maul This week I did something that I rarely ever do: I took the bus into work. The mass transit infrastructure for the Detroit area is relatively lean compared to that available in other large U.S. municipalities. One reason for this is because the population has spread away from the city in an organic, rather than linear pattern, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 08:15:05

Louisiana - Single Vehicle Crash Claims a Texas Man’s Life in Terrebonne Parish

Schriever- A single vehicle crash in Terrebonne Parish claimed the life of a Texas man early this morning.The crash occurred on LA 24 North at Old Hwy 659 approximately ten minutes after midnight this morning. A 1997 Chevrolet pick up truck was northbound on LA 24N in a left curve at a high rate of speed. The vehicle ran off the roadway to the right, crossed over Old Hwy 659, and struck several signs as it went down an embankment. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 00:59:40

How To File Bankruptcy Online

by John Steed When an individual or institution becomes unable or incapacitated to pay its debtors, it prompts the debtor to file for bankruptcy ... country or organizations. A direct meeting with a legal officer is put in place ... are almost the same as loan application, since on is required to give a lengthy detail [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:40:31

How To Stop Foreclosure in Holland [Foreclosure & Short …

Learn your options for stopping foreclosure on your Holland house. Tips and traps from Michigan’s #1 Foreclosure Solution & Short Sale Team. For much more, check out http://www.HowToStopMichiganForeclosure.com Whether you are trying to avoid forclosure in Holland, Zeeland, Grand Haven, Allegan, Douglas, Saugatuck, Fenville, Hamilton (or any other part of Ottawa County or Allegan County), this video will help you. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 22:18:09

The Poverty Business

Sorry if this appears to be an older article, and not latest headlines, just thought it was interesting - loki The Poverty Business Inside U.S ... into Byrider, Tsosie drove off, jubilant, in a 1999 Saturn subcompact she bought entirely on credit ... access to credit has put cars, computers, credit cards, and even homes within reach for many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:45:24

Innovation Comes in Many Forms At long last: What’s for dinner at your house has been updated with four new readers’ recipes.My sincere apologies for the long inexcusable delay. The idea that technological innovation of the sort which revolutionized the 20th century will solve our current energy/financial/demographic woes has as many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:27:48

Personal Bankruptcy and Tough Decisions

by Grace Holt Filing for personal bankruptcy in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. The economy is partly to blame ... is a moral decision for many You have been taught to pay what you owe. For many walking away form debt ... to function. Drowning in debt will never produce productive citizens. There is no law that says [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 09:20:15

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