by John Rogers | Dec 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) — The mortgage “cram-down” bill that stalled in Congress earlier this year will be attached to broader legislation and voted on this week, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank said. Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, said...
by John Rogers | Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Here’s how ! , Courtesy of the Washington Post: “The boiler room of the ship of state is a sterile chamber on the ninth floor of an unremarkable office building in downtown Washington. Half a dozen staffers sit at computer monitors, staring at incoming...
by John Rogers | Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
From mybudget360.com: The U.S. Courts released data last week closing out the 2009 fiscal year. In the release we find that bankruptcy filings are up 100+ percent from 2007. No other economic vehicle shows deeper signs of financial strain than bankruptcy. ...
by John Rogers | Dec 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
A very timely topic in this blog post by Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney Brett Weiss. I have had an epidemic recently of realtors contacting the office desiring to have short sales conducted of real estate owned by my clients that are in bankruptcy. Typically, these...
by John Rogers | Dec 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
David Goch, of the Consumer Law League of America has a good status update on the Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009. This proposed law will likely make it easier for folks with large amounts of medical debt to get help through filing bankruptcy. A recent study...
by John Rogers | Dec 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
Bankruptcy Law Marketing guru Jay Fleischman has some good marketing tips for attorneys in these tough economic times.
