Allmand Law Firm, PLLC is pleased to announce that Lindsay Allmand has received Paralegal Board Certification by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, with a focus in Consumer Bankruptcy. Together with her husband, Reed Allmand, who is a Board Certified Attorney in Consumer Bankruptcy, Lindsay provides high quality legal services to Texans struggling with debt. [...]
According to an article published by CNN money, plummeting oil prices may be related to problems with housing markets in Texas, Oklahoma, and North Dakota. While the national rate of foreclosure filings has dropped to a nine-year low, states heavily involved in the production of oil have not been as lucky. As oil prices have declines, foreclosure filings have [...]
Three years ago, Texas homeowners facing foreclosure were given a glimmer of hope in the form of a $25 billion national settlement from five lenders who were accused of wrongfully forcing people out of their homes: Citi, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Ally. This money was earmarked to provide relief for [...]
Student loan debts have only ever been dischargeable by bankruptcy under the most dire of circumstances, but student loan write-offs may soon be easier to accomplish if the Obama administration’s proposal is approved. The Department of Education recently released a report identifying solutions they believe will benefit people who are struggling to repay their loans. [...]
Here at Allmand Law we understand that charitable giving and volunteerism is an integral part of our commitment to serving our communities. The team here at Allmand Law is proud to announce our support for Cell Phones for Soldiers, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing cost-free communication services to active duty military members and veterans. [...]
The attorney general of Minnesota, Lori Swanson, along with many consumer advocates, are accusing Discover Bank of engaging in deceptive business practices to enroll credit card consumers for its payment protection program and other financial add-on products. "The company charged some consumers for expensive add-on financial products without their understanding that their credit cards would [...]
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that it will launch a new pilot program that will give unbanked and underbanked Americans access to safe, low-cost financial accounts. "Far too often, unbanked and underbanked Americans are forced to turn to high-cost alternative financial products - such as check-cashing and other services - that take [...]
Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Teresa Giudice and her husband Joe have filed for bankruptcy. The couple who live a lavish lifestyle on their Bravo network reality show, are in reality up to their necks in debt. The couple filed for bankruptcy showing that the owed $10.85 million in debt. Bankruptcy documents reveal that [...]
According to an article in Bloomberg, more Americans filed bankruptcy in October than in any month since changes to the U.S. bankruptcy code were put in place in 2005. In the month of October alone, bankruptcy fillings for individuals rose 25 percent from a year earlier to 131,200 filings. And since January 2009, there have [...]
According to an article in the Bloomberg, U.S. consumer bankruptcies rose past 1 million during the first nine months of 2009. That's the highest number of bankruptcies since the 2005 changes to bankruptcy laws. The article said: "Personal bankruptcies totaled 1,046,449 for the period, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute and National Bankruptcy Research Center. [...]
