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Student Loan Holders Beware – Rates Scheduled to Double

The student loan debt crisis is set to hit an all-time peak in the next few years. Are you ready to handle the fallout? . . . → Read More: Student Loan Holders Beware – Rates Scheduled to Double

The Truth about Filing Bankruptcy

There is substantial misinformation regarding what is truth and what is fiction about filing personal bankruptcy – learn the facts. . . . → Read More: The Truth about Filing Bankruptcy

The High Cost of Surviving

Medical debt is one of the leading causes of personal bankruptcy in the U.S. . . . → Read More: The High Cost of Surviving

Bankruptcy is the Cost of the Way the Credit Card Industry Does Business

Reprinted with permission from Huffington Post 7-13-11

One newspaper article in 1997 told me all I needed to know about the business model for the credit card industry. Beneficial National Bank, the credit card lender for BJ’s Warehouse, notified 12,000 of its customers that it was revoking their credit card privileges. A logical guess would be that they . . . → Read More: Bankruptcy is the Cost of the Way the Credit Card Industry Does Business

Happy 2010 – Ring in the New Year with Improved Financial Knowledge

Welcome 2010

Smart Money recently ran a great piece on the basics of understanding the bankruptcy filing process (http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banking/BankruptcyGuide/10-secrets-of-filing-for-bankruptcy.aspx).  Many of the issues presented are ones we witness every day in our Salem, NH office.  Hardworking Americans are struggling because of medical expenses, unemployment has wrecked havoc by leaving families with mounting debt and potential foreclosure, aging Americans have worked hard . . . → Read More: Happy 2010 – Ring in the New Year with Improved Financial Knowledge

Bankruptcy of the Elder Class

Once the nation’s wealthiest class, today’s retirees are faced with unprecedented financial troubles that often lead to bankruptcy court. . . . → Read More: Bankruptcy of the Elder Class

Bankruptcies on the Rise amid Economic Recovery

U.S. bankruptcies increased 35% over the last year with 1.3 million bankruptcy cases filed. . . . → Read More: Bankruptcies on the Rise amid Economic Recovery

Response to Recent LA Times Blog

Upside-down mortgagees under fire in California’s proposed legislation. . . . → Read More: Response to Recent LA Times Blog

Keep Your Home – Important Bankruptcy Facts

Understand how bankruptcy works and you may be able to save your home in the process. . . . → Read More: Keep Your Home – Important Bankruptcy Facts