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Cash-for-clunkers program will go on….
Detroit Free Press WASHINGTON — Four days after it launched, the popular cash-for-clunkers program has burned through its $950-million budget, sending the Obama administration scrambling to find additional money tonight and avoid a shutdown of the program....
New York Times: Lucrative Fees May Deter Efforts to Alter Loans
July 30, 2009 Lucrative Fees May Deter Efforts to Alter Loans By PETER S. GOODMAN This week, the Obama administration summoned mortgage company executives to Washington to demand they move faster to lower payments for homeowners sliding toward foreclosure. Treasury...
Reaffirmation Agreement in Bankruptcy, Should I Sign?
An excellent article, blog post, from Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney Kent Anderson: http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2009/07/28/reaffirmation-agreement-in-bankruptcy-should-i-sign/
Reaffirmation Agreement in Bankruptcy, Should I Sign?
An excellent article, blog posting, about Reaffirmation Agreements from Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney Kent Anderson: http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2009/07/28/reaffirmation-agreement-in-bankruptcy-should-i-sign/
Rethinking Bankruptcy… Bankruptcy is a key component of this country's safety net. If you plan ahead, it doesn't have to wipe you out.
A surprise article from the typically conservative, anti-bankruptcy, Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124837830580176777.html
MORTGAGE DELINQUENCIES SIGNAL MORE BANKRUPTCIES
MORTGAGE DELINQUENCIES SIGNAL MORE BANKRUPTCIES By Nick Zieminski NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rising unemployment continues to make more Americans late on their mortgage payments, a sign that the rate of U.S. personal bankruptcies will keep going up, according to monthly...