Recent News
Kentucky’s jobless rate rises to 11 percent in July, Highest in 26 years !
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate for July 2009 hit the 11 percent mark, the highest since August 1983 when the rate was 11.1 percent... : http://migration.kentucky.gov/newsroom/educationcabinet/July09staterate.htm
CNN Report: College students relying more on credit cards
This is very troubling: http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/04/19/college.credit.cards/
Bankruptcy Court Recognizes Technology !
In Re Zieg, (Bkrtcy.W.D.Mo.) A Chapter 7 debtor's digital video disc (DVD) player was a "household good" for lien avoidance purposes, a Missouri bankruptcy court has held. Although the Bankruptcy Code, as amended by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer...
If you have a child going to college soon, read this !- "The Campus Credit Card Trap"
It is widely known that credit card companies aggressively market on campus, and off, to college students. This recent study documents this despicable tactic:...
Bankruptcy Stimulus Plan
Illinois Bankrupty Attorney Andy Miofsky proposes a great idea to get financial help and stimulate the economy: http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2009/08/16/bankruptcy-stimulus-plan/ To discuss your financial situation, please contact the Offices of John Rogers,...
How To Bounce Back From Bankruptcy
I always get questions from clients about how bankruptcy will affect their credit in the future. I always tell them that bankruptcy is not near the social or economic stigma that it used to be, primarily because so many folks file bankruptcy, even large...