Well known cartoonist Charles D. Schultz was the creator of the Charlie Brown comic strip. A recent blog post article asks, "Did Charles Schultz coin the term 'security blanket?" What does this question about the coining of this term that was used in the Charlie Brown comic strip have to do with bankruptcy law?

Bloomberg is reporting that the amount you pay on new federal student loans is going to drop by half a percentage point for the upcoming academic year when they are reset in July 2015.
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Cenlar Doesn’t Know Who They Send Bills To, or Why Cenlar is a mortgage servicer.

In litigation, obtaining a judgment is step one. Step two – often as, if not more, difficult than winning a lawsuit – is collection. In a short, interesting Memorandum of Decision and Order (the “Decision”), Judge Dales of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan (the “Bankruptcy Court”), writes about some of the practical and legal considerations involved with pursuing collection of a bankruptcy court judgment. Read More ›

New Court Approved Agreement Beginning April 20, 2015, chapter 13 bankruptcy attorneys working on a flat fee arrangement are required to use the updated court approved retention agreement. This agreement spells out exactly what the attorney’s duties are, what the debtor’s duties are, as well as numerous explanations regarding what can happen in a chapter+ Read More

Can Anybody Do Anything About Private Student Loans? I just came back from Chicago, where about six hundred bankruptcy lawyers studied and talked for three days–half the time about student loans. I especially hoped to learn something about the “private” student loans.  What I learned was not much help.

Once you have received an accepted offer on a Delavan home, what do you do next? Hopefully, you have hired an experienced Delavan real estate professional and Delavan real estate attorney to assist you through the stressful contract-to-closing period. A skillful real estate professional will help you through the minor details and hiccups that may occur during the process. Your Delavan real estate attorney will make sure all legal documents, correspondence, and closing criteria are lawfully met. Below is a breakdown of what to expect during the contract-to-closing period.
 

Here at Shenwick & Associates, many clients seeking our help with bankruptcy and debt relief have credit issues.