The FRESH START Through Bankruptcy Act of 2021Durbin/Cornyn FRESH START would:-Make Federal Student Loans Eligible for Discharge in a Bankruptcy Proceeding ten years after thefirst loan payment is due.- As part of the bankruptcy proceedings, certain colleges and universities  who receive a certain amount of federally backed student loans, would be required to repay a portion of discharged federal student loans to the taxpayer, in a new cost-sharing structure.- Retain the Existing Undue Hardship Option for private student loans and for federal student loans thathave been due fo

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The Wells Fargo Home Projects Card and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy The Wells Fargo Home Projects Card is issued differently than most credit cards. As far as I can tell, they don’t market it directly to consumers. Instead, they get home improvement businesses to sign people up. That way Wells Fargo finances the home improvement and […]

The Wells Fargo Home Projects Card and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy The Wells Fargo Home Projects Card is issued differently than most credit cards. As far as I can tell, they don’t market it directly to consumers. Instead, they get home improvement businesses to sign people up. That way Wells Fargo finances the home improvement and […]

The Wells Fargo Home Projects Card and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy The Wells Fargo Home Projects Card is issued differently than most credit cards. As far as I can tell, they don’t market it directly to consumers. Instead, they get home improvement businesses to sign people up. That way Wells Fargo finances the home improvement and […]

CFPB Releases Online Tool to Help Renters and Landlords Access Federal Assistance
New resource helps renters and landlords find state and local programs distributing federal rental assistance funds

 A Mortgage on a House and a Subsequently Filed Tax Lien-which lien has priority the bank or the IRS?   This is a question that clients often ask us.  
The typical scenario is that a couple buys a house, and then due to financial difficulties, they are unable to pay their taxes, and the IRS files a lien against the house.
There is concern from the clients and they ask what takes priority, the tax lien or the mortgage?

Celebrity Net Worth reports that Poo-Pourri inventor Suzi Batiz had filed for bankruptcy twice before becoming a millionaire with a successful business.
Batiz’s first bankruptcy stemmed from her desire to have financial freedom and success due to her impoverished childhood. At 19, Batiz bought a bridal shop in Arkansas. Unfortunately, her business went under due to no one wanting to buy the outdated bridal dress designs that she had purchased from the previous owner. She then had to file for bankruptcy before even turning 21 years old.