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How to Tell Your Bank to Stop Payday Loan Automatic Withdrawals

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 02/24/2013 - 21:25

Before bankruptcy, I tell my clients to stop the automatic withdrawals to those internet payday loans.  They always find it’s so hard to get their banks to help.  Today’s  New York Times says the same thing.

After bankruptcy–bills, calls and illegal harassment

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 02/17/2013 - 01:34

After bankruptcy, you might get a call or a bill on a debt that was discharged in your case.  Trying to collect a discharged debt during or after the bankruptcy is a violation of the bankruptcy stay–while your case is open–or bankruptcy discharge, once your case is closed.
Don’t get upset, but do take action.

After Bankruptcy–We Garnish Bank of America

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 02/09/2013 - 02:24

Bank of America wouldn’t fix Ed and Ann’s credit reports after bankruptcy.
Our disputes were ignored, so we sued.  The judgment was ignored, so we’re garnishing.
Here’s the whole story.

After Bankruptcy: Can they turn me away at the hospital?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 01/19/2013 - 02:17

More than half of all bankruptcy is caused by health problems.  Many people file bankruptcy on medical bills, including hospital bills.  (For other people, the medical expenses all ended up on credit cards.)
So it’s no surprise people ask me, “Will I get turned away from the emergency room after I file bankruptcy on the hospital?”

Internet Payday Loans are Illegal in Virginia

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 19:57

Internet payday loans are illegal in Virginia.  They are a felony.

Bankruptcy, short sale, debt forgiveness tax and the fiscal cliff

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 12/08/2012 - 21:49

The 2007 Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act expires December 31, 2012.   That’s one of the tax cuts, put in place when George Bush was president, that are about to expire.  This one may force more people to file bankruptcy.

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