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How A Car Title Loan May Affect Your Finances
You have likely seen ads for car title loan companies on television. Or perhaps you have heard them playing at numerous commercial breaks when you listen to the radio. Or perhaps their advertisements invade your attempts to search for anything [...]
Analysis: ACA Deductibles May Mean Unaffordable Medical Debt
When the Affordable Care Act was passed, one of its major goals to protect people from the ruinous medical debt that many people have been forced to incur after a single, catastrophic accident or if they suffer from a chronic [...]
US Bankruptcy Rate Dropped In 2013, For The Fourth Year In A Row
The American Bankruptcy Institute, a nonpartisan group that provides research and education on bankruptcy and insolvency, recently released statistics gathered from all U.S. bankruptcy courts, finding that the overall rate of bankruptcy dropped in 2013 by 13 percent over the [...]
Holiday Debt? If It’s Only Part Of The Puzzle, Consider Chapter 7
According to dailyfinance.com, more than half of all American parents were planning to take on at least some holiday debt in order to buy presents for their children, and its likely you did, too. Consumer credit card debt in the [...]
US Trustee Program: Beware Of Online Bankruptcy Preparation Scams
When people with debt problems reach the conclusion it’s time to file for bankruptcy, many find it hard to justify the expense of hiring a bankruptcy lawyer. Even though bankruptcy services are generally quite affordable, taking on any new expense [...]
Union Seeks To Expedite Detroit Bankruptcy Appeals For Justice
On Dec. 3, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge ruled that the City of Detroit can file for Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy. That makes Detroit the nation’s largest municipality to file for bankruptcy, greatly eclipsing others on the list, including three [...]