When Is It Too Late to Stop Foreclosure? When is it too late to stop foreclosure and is bankruptcy your best option if you’re behind on your mortgage payments? Here’s what you need to know: Timing is important when it comes to filing for bankruptcy. Waiting to file stretches your financial burdens longer than they […]
Scam Calls for Student Loans Student loans are one of the biggest burdens faced by college attendees. Even students who graduate from college and land their dream job find it difficult to afford their monthly student loan payments. Those with less than ideal circumstances find it impossible to afford the education they borrowed to pay […]
Can Medical Bills Be Included in a Bankruptcy? Medical problems are stressful enough without facing a significant debt burden after the fact. But all too often this is what happens. Medical bills cause most bankruptcies and many people, some of whom still face health issues, find themselves saddled with hundreds of thousands of dollars in […]
Unemployed Bankruptcy Being in debt is bad enough, but if you’ve lost your job recently or accumulated debt because of unemployment, you face two battles. It’s difficult to catch up on debt when you have a steady income, but when there is no money coming in each week or month, chipping away at a large […]
Will Filing Bankruptcy Affect My Credit? Not paying your bills affects your credit negatively. And yet problems with credit are one of the main reasons people cite for not filing for bankruptcy. The truth is your credit will suffer when you file for bankruptcy, but that’s only a part of the total picture. How will […]
Student Loan Default If you’ve fallen behind on student loan payments or your student loans are in default, you aren’t alone. There is more than $1.6 trillion in outstanding student loan debt. Financial experts say that up to 40 percent of people with student loans could be in default in the next three years. The […]
How Will Bankruptcy Affect My Job? Filing for bankruptcy raises many considerations. One of the most important is whether or not bankruptcy affects your job. Many people delay filing for bankruptcy due to their concerns about losing their job or being judged in the workplace for their financial difficulties. Although understandable, these concerns aren’t necessary. […]
Bankruptcy and Child Support Bankruptcy can help you with a lot of things. It can help you stop calls from debt collectors. It can help you get a handle on debt that continues to grow even though you are not making any purchases. And it can help you make a positive change to your financial […]
Can You File for Bankruptcy with No Job? Being in debt is bad enough, but if you’ve lost your job recently or accumulated debt because of unemployment, you face two battles. Dealing with bankruptcy and unemployment is overwhelming, but can you file bankruptcy with no job? It’s difficult to catch up on debt when you […]
Bankruptcy and Eviction With the rate of evictions on the rise in recent months and the expectations that eviction numbers will grow, it’s important to understand the role eviction plays in bankruptcy. If you file for bankruptcy before an eviction can it stop the eviction? And if you are evicted and you file, is the […]
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