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What Can I Keep if I File For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

Sawin & Shea

Filing for bankruptcy can provide you with a much-needed second chance when it comes to your finances. However, the process of going through Chapter 7 can be complicated and stressful to ensure you can keep what you need to continue living your life even after bankruptcy. What is Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

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Need to Know About Debt Negotiation and Settlement?

Sawin & Shea

If you’re dealing with debt and considering filing for bankruptcy, it’s a good idea to get professional legal advice on how to handle the proceedings. Credit counseling and debt management agencies may be able to assist you as you work, but with so many untrustworthy schemes out there, how do you know what the right step should be?

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Can a Lender Pursue Debt Collection After a Charge Off and 1099-C Issuance?

Jimerson Firm

Generally, if debtors owe a debt to a lender, and the lender cancels or forgives that debt for less than its full amount, the debtor is treated for income tax purposes as having income and may have to pay tax on this income by virtue of a 1099-C filing from the lender. 684, 689 (Bankr.W.D.Pa.2009) Old Nat’l Bank Corp.,

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Secured Creditors Beware: Ninth Circuit Holds a Chapter 13 Debtor may Avoid Liens Even if not Entitled to a Discharge

The Creditors Rights

Congress enacted § 1328(f) of the Bankruptcy Code when its passed BAPCPA. This section prohibits the granting of a chapter 13 discharge if the debtor received a chapter 7 discharge within four years prior to the commencement of his chapter 13 case. The debtors filed a chapter 7 case and received a discharge. 3d 477 (9 th Cir.

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Dealing with Debt Collectors

Debt Free Colorado

Bankruptcy may appear to be a scary process, but it does not have to be. Dray Legal Office’s attorneys will endeavor to help you obtain a fresh start by eliminating debt and reorganizing your finances. We at Dray Legal Office are well aware of the enormous stress that financial difficulties may cause. Repeatedly call you.

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A Debtor’s Silence May Waive its Right to Enforce its Rights?under a Confirmed Plan of Reorganization

ABI

American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review , Staff Member. In a debtor/creditor relationship, a debtor may explicitly, or implicitly, waive their rights. 2] The judgments were then recorded as judgment liens on property owned by the Debtor (the “Artesian Property”).” [3] or general partner in the debtor.” [18]

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CFPB Reaches Settlement With Debt Collector Over Deceptive Practices

Collection Industry News

According to the Bureau’s Consent Order, the Agency began purchasing and collecting on consumer debt beginning in 2012, and hired debt collection law firms to assist in their collection efforts by suing debtors in 2014. Further, the Agency is subject to a civil money penalty of $204,000 to be paid to the Bureau.