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Meeting with Your Bankruptcy Attorney
Bankruptcy is a time honored practice that affords honest debtors the opportunity for a fresh start. Everyone filing bankruptcy has experienced financial problems beyond his or her control. The court, trustees, and your attorney, understand this and if you comply...
Finding and Choosing the Right Bankruptcy Attorney for You
Once you have made the decision to at least talk with an attorney or lawyer about the prospect of bankruptcy, then it becomes important to find the right attorney to help guide you. Here are a few tips that I think are important in finding the right attorney to talk...
Social Security Ending Annual Benefit Statements !
As reported on the Consumer Law and Policy Blog , the Social Security Administration will no longer be sending annual benefit statements to all Americans. It will now be sent only to "near retirees" 60 years of age or older. It appears the Agency is attempting to...
Suze Orman: "It's Okay to File Bankruptcy… It's Not the End of Your Life"
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Tax Refund Loans … Bye, Bye ! … and Good Riddance
Republic Bank and Trust Company of Louisville, Kentucky is the final bank in the country to be forced to eliminate their super high interest tax refund loans that prey on the financially strapped. The Bank, in conjunction with Jackson Hewitt tax service have...
The Case of the Sequaciously Servile Lawyer
“Butler-style” representation, under which the sequaciously servile lawyer does whatever the client wants and then cites that client’s command as a shield to the improper actions has no place in bankruptcy court or in any court.” The above alliterative quote is taken...