Washington Post: The silver bullet for student debt: Bankruptcy

By F.H. Buckley   American higher education badly needs reform. Over the past two decades, universities have regarded the availability of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal student loans as an excuse for staggering tuition increases.

Digital Signatures in Bankruptcy Update

Tenants Facing Foreclosure Protected by New Federal Law

Most Tenants Facing Foreclosure Now Have Some Protection, at Least for 90 Days
tenants and foreclosure
On May 24, 2018 a permanent extension of the “Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act” (PTFA) was signed into federal law.  The PTFA enables renters whose homes were in foreclosure to remain in their homes for at least 90 days or for the term of their lease, whichever is greater.

Discharge vs Automatic Stay and Credit Reporting

The Fair Credit Reporting Act “FCRA” and the Bankruptcy Code
The Automatic Stay v. the Bankruptcy Discharge

Arizona Supreme Court Gets It Right – Collection on Credit Card Debt

Arizona Supreme Court Decides Statute of Limitations ON CREDIT CARD DEBT / ON INSTALLMENT DEBTS runs from the date of the first uncured missed payment.

Arizona Supreme Court Gets It Right – Collection on Credit Card Debt

Arizona Supreme Court Decides Statute of Limitations ON CREDIT CARD DEBT / ON INSTALLMENT DEBTS runs from the date of the first uncured missed payment.

Dramatic Increase in Elderly Filing Bankruptcy

DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE ELDERLY FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION

In These Times: Meet the Militant Taxi Drivers Union That Just Defeated Uber and Lyft

By Chris Brooks

The New York Taxi Workers Alliance knows how to throw a punch.

On August 14, the scrappy but militant 21,000 member union representing taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers in New York City won a landmark legislative victory establishing the country’s first cap on ride-sharing company vehicles and essentially forcing them to pay their drivers a minimum wage.

New York Post: City’s ride-share cap boosts new for-hire car registrations

By Danielle Furfaro and Max Jaeger

The city’s first-of-its-kind one-year cap on Uber and Lyft cars has actually turbocharged their numbers in the short term, The Post has learned.

Pros and Cons to Filing Chapter 7 in Tacoma

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Pros and Cons in Tacoma
Making the decision to file chapter 7 bankruptcy is difficult. You may be worried about how it will affect your credit or your reputation, but in most cases, it will dramatically improve your quality of life. Below is a list of pros and cons that may help you make your decision.

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