Saving Your Home When Facing Bankruptcy
Stay put while you start fresh A bankruptcy can be stressful enough without worrying about uprooting your family. When you file for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the majority of your assets—including your house—may be sold by the bankruptcy trustee in order to pay your creditors. However, there are a few circumstances in which you may […]
The difficulty in reducing student loan debt
It is extremely unfortunate that filing for bankruptcy has such a negative connotation to it, as it is an important tool for debt relief. There are people throughout San Antonio who find themselves overwhelmed by financial problems of one kind or another. They turn to a bankruptcy attorney to discuss their options and, many times, […]
After bankruptcy, rebuilding credit is important
The decision to file for bankruptcy is a big one, and those who understand the implications of a filing do not take it lightly. Probably the biggest reason to be cautious about filing for bankruptcy is the impact a filing has on one’s credit. While a bankruptcy filing may not have an immediate drastically negative […]
Regarding nation’s debt crisis, are we digging out or digging in?
So, are we doing better or not? Has the national economy at least stopped snarling at the middle class sufficiently enough over the past couple years to enable most challenged debtors to regain their financial footing? These questions certainly seem reasonable enough to ask, and at this time. After all, the monstrous housing collapse and […]
Debt-settlement industry: persistently under fire
Talk about a business niche that has an unrelenting image problem. Once again, the debt-settlement industry is making media waves for the adverse repercussions visited on consumers across the country who solicit the “assistance” of companies that pledge debt relief and simply don’t deliver on their promises. As many of our readers in Texas and […]
Bankruptcy alternatives for hard-pressed consumers
As we have previously noted for our readers throughout Texas, consumer bankruptcy can owe to one or many interrelated factors, with every case being unique. In recent years, those factors have been on firm display across the country, with tough economic times highlighting the stiff challenges that many individuals and families nationally are facing across […]
U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on bankruptcy exemption question
If you’re a Texas resident who is besieged by high debt levels brought on by factors beyond your control, you are undoubtedly pursuing debt relief. In doing so, you have perhaps considered filing for bankruptcy, wondering while thinking about the process whether certain of your assets will be shielded from creditors. The short answer to […]
Debt-relief tips centrally include this: Find a good lawyer
Virtually every consumer who has passed the time while waiting in the grocery line by scanning media headlines off the magazine rack that precedes the cash register knows that the media loves lists. Five ways to dress for success. Ten insider recommendations for scoring cheap home improvements. Fifty ways to leave your lover. And serious […]
There’s that harassing caller again: how to deal with him or her
We recently passed along a few general tips for our readers in Texas and elsewhere regarding how to respond to contacts from aggressive debt collectors (please see our blog entry dated May 2, 2014). A central recommendation for any challenged debtor is of course to secure the prompt and knowledgeable assistance of a proven bankruptcy […]
Student debt: ripple effects across the larger economy
Student debt held by Texas residents and many millions of Americans in other states as well is often readily distinguished by financial commentators from other types of unsecured debt. That means most centrally things like credit card debt and medical bills. Many media pundits are quick to note that those types of financial obligations, once […]