You pay the minimum payment on your credit card. Paying the minimum payment requirement on your credit card may be a sure sign that you are at credit card default risk especially if you can't afford to pay more than your credit card's minimum payment. You use one credit card to pay the minimum payment [...]
Extended dependent healthcare coverage for unmarried children up to the age of 26. Under the health care bill, as of September 23, 2010 (if all goes as planned) many youth will have access to their parents' healthcare coverage through college and even afterwards during a time when many college graduates struggle financially. In recent years [...]
What is the American Dream? Before the economic recession began 3 years ago, many Americans may have described the American dream as having a big house, big car and access to lots of credit so that they too could live like the rich and fabulous. But after millions of Americans lost their jobs to business [...]
As the number of Americans filing bankruptcy reaches an all time high there has been a rise in the faux "moral outrage" against bankruptcy. Many so called debt repayment "gurus" are thumbing down their collective noses at bankruptcy and the debtors who rely on bankruptcy to get a fresh financial start. Many of these "gurus" [...]
In many cases only about half of businesses who need to file bankruptcy actually go ahead and file Chapter 11 bankruptcy. At a time when businesses are facing more economic troubles than ever, why is that so many choose to forgo the benefits of bankruptcy? Well mostly because perceived challenges either real or imagined. Some [...]
In the Chapter 13 bankruptcy case of Parrott, Gregory S. and Karen S.; In re, the bankruptcy court refused to confirm the debtors' repayment plan saying that the debtors unfairly treated the student loans as long-term debt to the detriment of unsecured creditors. The details of the bankruptcy case: The Chapter 13 debtors' plan proposed [...]
It's been seven years since credit bureaus have been required by law to provide Americans with annual access to their credit reports, at no charge; but the the AnnualCreditReport.com web site created to manage the process has been overshadowed by a variety of companies claiming they can offer "free" credit health reports leaving many consumers confused [...]
Filing bankruptcy offers debtors the opportunity to have a fresh new start financially; however in order to avoid filing bankruptcy again, there are few habits debtors need to develop. One of the most common reasons that debtors fall behind on their bills and end up needing to file bankruptcy is the lack of an emergency [...]
In the bankruptcy case of Powell, James D. and Betty J., In re (American Bank of Commerce v. Powell), the bankruptcy court ruled against the creditor who accused the debtor of willfully and maliciously causing injury. The details of the bankruptcy case: The elderly debtor kept "pasture cattle" on 20 leases that included properties with [...]
In the Chapter 13 bankruptcy case of Caccamise, Joseph and Cynthia; In re, the bankruptcy court ruled that it was okay for a debtor to pay one credit card in full while only paying others partially because the debtor needed access to the credit card for her business. The details of the bankruptcy case: The [...]