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The latest posts for Bankruptcy are listed below.

Student Loan Interest Rates Posed to Double
Interest rates for Stafford student loans are set to double on July 1, 2012 unless congress takes action to stop it. Stafford interest rates currently sit at 3.4%. That rate is set to increase to 6.8% ...
Dodgers Owe MLB $8.3 Million in Attorney Fees in Bankruptcy Case
Major League Baseball (MLB) is insisting that the Dodgers cough up $8.3 million in attorney fees before they are allowed to emerge from bankruptcy . The issue will not likely halt the sale of the team ...
American Airlines Poised to Walk Away from Union Contracts amidst Bankruptcy
As you may have heard, American Airlines recently filed for bankruptcy . Now, the airline is asking a bankruptcy judge to break its labor union contracts so cost-cutting measures can be imposed on ...

The latest posts for Chapter 13 are listed below.

Lien Stripping in Minnesota: Removing Second Mortgages and Other Junior Liens through Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
Chapter 13 bankruptcy offers consumer borrowers two powerful instruments for restructuring secured debt; lien stripping and cram-down. Lien stripping is the process of removing a secured creditor when ...
Is it Possible in Minnesota to Discharge Student Loans Through Bankruptcy? Yes...
…but not easily. The rote answer provided by bankruptcy websites and even many bankruptcy attorneys is that student loan debt, public and private alike, will not be discharged by filing for ...
Understanding the Paperwork Involved in Minnesota Bankruptcy Cases
If you are considering filing for bankruptcy, whether it is Chapter 11 bankruptcy , Chapter 13 bankruptcy or Chapter 7 bankruptcy , you are probably wondering what you need to do. Once you have ...

The latest posts for Chapter 7 are listed below.

More and More People with Student Loan Debt Filing for Bankruptcy
According to a survey released by the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys yesterday, bankruptcy attorneys are seeing an uptick in the amount of cases involving student loan debt. ...
The Rising Problem of Youth Debt
Young adults are the fastest growing age group filing for bankruptcy. I have personally seen this in my own practice among people in their mid to late twenties. Most every case seems to have the same ...
Is it Possible in Minnesota to Discharge Student Loans Through Bankruptcy? Yes...
…but not easily. The rote answer provided by bankruptcy websites and even many bankruptcy attorneys is that student loan debt, public and private alike, will not be discharged by filing for ...

The latest posts for Debt Relief are listed below.

Senior Citizens Still Struggling to Pay Student Loan Debt
According to a recent study, senior citizens (those aged 60 and over) owe $36 billion in student loan debt—that's 4.8% of all loan debt in the country. Many elderly people are still ...
6 Ways to Protect Yourself from Fake Debt Collector Scams
As if real debt collectors weren't bad enough, there has recently been an upswing of fraudsters posing as debt collectors attempting to collect phony debts. Apparently any criminal with a cell ...
Chrysler Goes from Bankrupt to Profitable in 2 Years
Today, Chrysler Group posted its first annual profit since 2005. Chrysler has been through a lot in the past few years, including a bankruptcy filing , a federal bailout, and a buyout by Fiat. Last ...

The latest posts for Filing Bankruptcy are listed below.

Chrysler Goes from Bankrupt to Profitable in 2 Years
Today, Chrysler Group posted its first annual profit since 2005. Chrysler has been through a lot in the past few years, including a bankruptcy filing , a federal bailout, and a buyout by Fiat. Last ...
Filing for Bankruptcy? Four Things You Need to Do
Choosing to file for bankruptcy is not an overnight decision. The decision to file for bankruptcy should be something you have thought long and hard about. You should discuss this option with your ...
Considering Filing for Bankruptcy? 6 Things you Should Never Do
Filing for bankruptcy is a very big decision that can impact your entire life. Make sure you are going into a bankruptcy case with the right foot forward by avoiding the following 6 things. Knowing ...

The latest posts for Foreclosure are listed below.

Lien Stripping in Minnesota: Removing Second Mortgages and Other Junior Liens through Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
Chapter 13 bankruptcy offers consumer borrowers two powerful instruments for restructuring secured debt; lien stripping and cram-down. Lien stripping is the process of removing a secured creditor when ...
Will I Lose my Home? Minnesota Bankruptcy Exemptions Attorney
One of the biggest concerns people have when it comes to filing for bankruptcy is whether or not they will lose their property. This is an extremely valid concern; after all, our home is more than ...
Filing for Bankruptcy and Foreclosures - Minnesota Bankruptcy Advice
One of the harsh realities that have come from the global economic recession is that foreclosures in Minnesota are at an all time high. More and more people are struggling to make the payments and are ...

The latest posts for Life After Bankruptcy are listed below.

Chrysler Goes from Bankrupt to Profitable in 2 Years
Today, Chrysler Group posted its first annual profit since 2005. Chrysler has been through a lot in the past few years, including a bankruptcy filing , a federal bailout, and a buyout by Fiat. Last ...
Life After Filing for Bankruptcy - How to Re-Establish Credit
If you have recently filed for bankruptcy you may be wondering what happens next? Sure, your debts are discharged but what about your credit? In general, a bankruptcy filing will remain on your credit ...

The latest posts for Pre-Bankruptcy are listed below.

The Rising Problem of Youth Debt
Young adults are the fastest growing age group filing for bankruptcy. I have personally seen this in my own practice among people in their mid to late twenties. Most every case seems to have the same ...
Civility in Creditor Communications; or Lack Thereof
Recently, one of our clients received a letter from her creditor regarding the repossession of her car. The letter began "We have your car because you broke promises in our agreement." Now, ...

The latest posts for Student Loan Debt are listed below.

Minnesota Student Loan Debt Collectors Make Huge Profits
ECMC, a Minnesota non-profit student loan debt collection agency, is currently in the spotlight after it was revealed in a Bloomberg Businessweek article that its debt collectors can make huge ...

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