Two years ago we posted a blog on the implications of Zombie Foreclosures for homeowners.  Recent data shows that while the total number of zombie foreclosures are down, they represent a higher percentage of the foreclosure market.  What is a zombie foreclosure?  It is a home that was actively in a foreclosure proceeding but the bank […]

Over the past few weeks I have received several emails from bankruptcy prospects who have indicated to me that they didn’t feel that they could afford to file for bankruptcy relief. Most of the people that feel this way are mistaken. Now they may have checked on the Internet are called a few law firms+ Read More

Bankruptcy Lawyer Secret If you had good experience with a restaurant, hairdresser, pastor, CPA or other professional, you would be likely to talk about that person and refer friends and family to that person. In the case of a bankruptcy lawyer, most people keep that information to themselves out of a fear of being viewed+ Read More

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?

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.
According to Bloomberg:

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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 ›