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You Can Use Bankruptcy To Void a Second Mortgage

May 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Bankruptcy

Are you so underwater in your total mortgage obligations you are considering walking away from your home? Can’t get a decent home loan restructuring from your bank due to a second mortgage? There may be a way out – if you are willing to undergo the drastic step of filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. During [...]

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Is a Discharged Bankruptcy Removed From My Credit Report?

December 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Bankruptcy, Debt Collection

Q. Can a Chapter 13 be removed from a credit file if that Bankruptcy is discharged? A. Just because a bankruptcy is discharged doesn’t mean it will be removed. This is true whether it is a Chapter 13 bankruptcy or a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Briefly, a Chapter 13 bankruptcy is where you repay all of [...]

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Can I Cancel Bankruptcy Proceedings?

August 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Bankruptcy, Debt Settlement

Q. I decided rather to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy then go the debt settlement route. I didn’t take your advice on asking for loans from your family first, because of the over abundance that has already been done for me. At the end of June Through the end of July, I paid a lawyer [...]

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U.S. Bankruptcies Rise 33 Percent in Third Quarter

December 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Bankruptcy

When the bankruptcy laws were changed in 2004, the number of new Chapter 7 bankruptcies plummeted, as the new rules barred many people from entering the Chapter 7 program. Now that unemployment is over 10 percent, U.S. bankruptcy filings rose 33 percent in the third quarter to the highest number since 2005. It’s my suspicion [...]

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