Articles from Robert Weed

CFPB Knocks Out Another Scam Yesterday, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau put another credit repair outfit out of business. This was National Credit Advisors.  These folks claimed that you can use them to “free yourself from bad credit.” According to the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, they collected $20 million from 50,000 consumers over a three […]

Upright Law on trial in Roanoke Bankruptcy court Trial is set on September 25, 2017, for Upright Law, at the bankruptcy courthouse in Roanoke VA. The US Justice Department, through the Office of the United States Trustee, is asking that Upright be banned from accepting cases in Virginia. They are also asking for refunds for […]

Upright Law on trial in Roanoke Bankruptcy court Trial is set on September 25, 2017, for Upright Law, at the bankruptcy courthouse in Roanoke VA. The US Justice Department, through the Office of the United States Trustee, is asking that Upright be banned from accepting cases in Virginia.

Bankruptcy and Gumption Most people come to talk to me about bankruptcy have been putting it off for years. People want to protect their “good credit” when all they are really doing is piling up bad credit. People worry that filing bankruptcy is “not how they were brought up.” They think they are better than Donald […]