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Are You being Threatened with Repossession from Creditors?

When an individual purchases an item such as electronics, a car, home or pretty much any property through a loan or line of credit then that item is subject to repossession if the buyer is unable to ...
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Strategic Default for an “Underwater” Mortgage

Many Californians saw their homes go "underwater" in the recent recession when real estate market values plunged throughout the state and the nation. California was one of the hardest hit ...
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Living Without Credit Cards

Using credit cards to purchase everything from gasoline to clothes, groceries, restaurant meals, airfare, hotels, and entertainment items is so prevalent in our society that few consumers who have ...
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Michigan’s Foreclosure Rate Shows Continued Improvement in Last 6 Months

The foreclosure rates throughout Michigan have showed great improvement in the last year and a half which includes the greatly beleaguered Detroit area. The number of reported foreclosed homes over ...
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Texas Real Estate Foreclosure Filings Show Hopeful Trend

The number of foreclosures in Texas has decreased compared to a year ago. According to information compiled and released by Corelogic, the national foreclosure rate has gone down to 2.61 percent ...
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The Role of Student Loans in Personal Financial Troubles

Enormous student loan balances are continuing to have a large impact on personal finances. More and more graduates are finding that they must rearrange life goals—both personal and ...
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Medical Bills Will Push Many Households into Bankruptcy

NBC Business News reported last month that soaring medical costs is a top factor in why many individuals and families in the U.S. seek bankruptcy protection. According to the news report, 1.7 million ...
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Lien Stripping Through a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

Lien stripping is the process by which a second mortgage may be eliminated for certain homeowners through the Chapter 13 bankruptcy process. In cases where home values have plummeted, many homeowners ...
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Are You Considering Filing for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Protection?

If you are overwhelmed by debt, inundated with collection calls and see little hope for getting a handle on it all then it's understandable that you may be considering filing for bankruptcy. ...
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Bankruptcy News and Facts in Michigan

In 2012, more than 38,000 personal bankruptcy cases were filed in the state of Michigan according to creditcards.com. This group also reported that filings per capita were 5.09 with the state ranked ...
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Exemptions in a Michigan Personal Bankruptcy

Exemptions are an important factor in any personal bankruptcy filing, such as Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 petition. When you file for a personal bankruptcy, you are not required to give up all of your ...
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The Means Test in a Michigan Bankruptcy Case

In 2005, in an effort to apply more stringent standards and prevent those with high income from applying, the bankruptcy laws in this country changed. Those who wish to file for a Chapter 7 ...
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Benefits of a Michigan Bankruptcy

Most people are aware of the negative side of bankruptcy. In fact, you may still consider filing for bankruptcy as a shameful act which will ruin your credit and saddle you with an adverse social ...
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Medical Bills: A Leading Cause of U.S. Bankruptcies

NBC News recently reported that 1.7 million American households will be forced into bankruptcy this year due to medical expenses. This makes medical bills the biggest cause of bankruptcy petitions in ...
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Debt Settlement: What it is and How it Works

Many people these days are facing financial crises. Often these financial problems include overwhelming credit card debt which may have been racked up to pay medical or dental bills, college or ...
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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Requirements

A Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy is the most common form of petition filed in the U.S. and in California. This is the fastest and easiest form of bankruptcy. Not everyone, however, will qualify for a ...
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Student Loans and Bankruptcy

Student loan debt is not generally dischargeable by filing a personal bankruptcy petition. The only way a student loan debt can be addressed through bankruptcy is to prove to the court that it would ...
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Bankruptcy Fraud in Florida

Anyone who files for a personal bankruptcy in Florida needs to do so properly and according to state and federal laws. Bankruptcy is a legal process which gives protection to debtors who cannot repay ...
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Few Savings for Most Americans

According to Bankrate.com, 76 percent of Americans investigated in a recent survey were found to be living from one paycheck to the next with no savings for emergencies. 1,000 adults were surveyed ...
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New York Bankruptcy Exemptions

Every state has laws that delineate what you are allowed to keep as your own in a bankruptcy case. No matter how much you owe, these laws protect certain property from your creditors, called ...
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