Just when we thought we had heard it all, the payday loan industry has a brand new trick up its sleeve. With the unemployment rate over 9 percent and millions of Americans on extended unemployment, many companies in the payday loan industry are now accepting unemployment checks as proof of income. That's right, unemployed Americans [...]
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" [...]
Reduced income while your expenses remain the same. Debtors who have suffered a job loss, salary reduction or have taken a job with compensation lower than what they've become accustomed to, may need to file bankruptcy. Reduced income over the short-term may be tolerable but long-term is another matter. Bankruptcy will help debtors discharge their [...]
Now that many Americans are desperately struggling with debt, there has been a brand new crop of debt and wealth "gurus" who are imparting advice that may not be the best thing for many Americans struggling with debt troubles and considering bankruptcy. One of the most often repeated pieces of advice for homeowners is the [...]
Finding fast cash for emergencies can be tough especially if you don't have savings and lack good credit. That's why so many people choose to take out payday loans, car title loans, tax refund anticipation loans and even purposely overdraft their bank account. But using any of the aforementioned methods to get fast cash could [...]
The HAMP foreclosure prevention program is suppose to help four million homeowners facing foreclosure; but the program is far from reaching its goal. The second wave of foreclosures is already upon us and the HAMP foreclosure prevention program is failing to make major progress in convincing lenders to modify toxic mortgages. The Treasury reported recently [...]
Last year we talked about how the (now failed) HAMP program and various foreclosure moratoriums were the only thing standing between homeowners and a second wave of foreclosures. Well, the time has come and that second wave of foreclosures is now upon us. Just in the first three months of 2010 more homes were lost [...]
In the bankruptcy case of O'Brien, Patrick S. and Denise L.; In re (Jensen v. O'Brien), a land buyer may lose his investment because of failing to practice due diligence before buying the land. The details of the bankruptcy case: The plaintiff agreed to buy real estate that the debtors listed for sale on the [...]
Some credit unions are banishing overdraft fees by creating checking accounts and debit card options that eliminate overdrafts by limiting an accountholders ability to withdraw only the amount of cash available in the account. The new system is called Cash Points Global (CPG) which is a controlled spending account with only electronic access via the [...]
David Bagwell, a Colleyville luxury home developer has placed the partnerships that own three of his subdivisions into Chapter 7 bankruptcy so that he can avoid foreclosure on the undeveloped land. The group of creditors who hold the debt for the partnerships called Old Grove Ltd, Broughton Ltd. and Broadland Ltd., demanded payment from Bagwell, [...]