Keeping Up With The Times

Ah, les bons vieux temps ou nous etions si malheureux! Ten years ago about 4% of residential mortgages in the USA were more than 30 days delinquent.  Now, that rate has more than doubled.  Obviously, the Great Recession and the mortgage crisis have affected...

Chapter 13 Refinance

Most of us have taken a lot of tests in our lives.  For those homeowners who are trying to get a loan modification, the biggest test you will take is the Net Present Value (NPV) test.  Simply put, the NPV test determines whether the moneylender will make more money if...

Chapter 13 Refinance

Most of us have taken a lot of tests in our lives.  For those homeowners who are trying to get a loan modification, the biggest test you will take is the Net Present Value (NPV) test.  Simply put, the NPV test determines whether the moneylender will make more money if...

Five Techniques Debt Collectors Cannot Use

In an attempt to collect a debt, a debt-buyer cannot: Threaten to arrest you Impersonate a police officer Use obscene or profane language Threaten to kill your pet Threaten to kill you Sadly, every one of these tactics is used by at least one debt-buyer on a routine...

Causes of Bankruptcy

The moneylenders have created the myth that people spend themselves into bankruptcy.  The moneylenders want consumers to be too embarrassed or ashamed to file bankruptcy. Yet even large lottery winners find themselves in bankruptcy court, so the statistics simply do...

Can Bankruptcy Stop a Judgment?

Both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy can be effective tools for dissolving an active lawsuit or even a prior judgment. Perhaps the moneylender or debt-buyer is threatening to take action against you, such as filing a lawsuit or sending a foreclosure notice.  One...