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  • Do You Have a Great Credit Score? Can You Keep It??

    If you have a good or even a great credit score, many other people will be trying to steal your information and ruin your credit score. Identity theft is on the rise throughout America. In a way it is a silent crime that can do severe damage to a person's credit score and financial situation. Chances are, either you, some family member, or someone you know has been negatively affected by theft of their identity.

  • Wage Garnishments and How to Deal With Them

    When you are unable to pay your bills, creditors have no choice but to try various means to collect from you for monies that are owed to them. One of the options available to bill collectors is to get a writ of garnishment against you and proceed to garnish your wages. If you are having trouble making ends meet the way it is, how are you ever going to be able to get by with up to 25% of your wages being taken from you via a garnishment from one of your creditors?

  • The Consequences of Forgetting a Creditor

    During the bankruptcy process a debtor has to list all of his creditors on his bankruptcy petition. Sometime during this process the debtor forgets a creditor or two. It is completely normal to forget to list a creditor. Debtors are under extreme stress and sometime have to keep track of many creditors. If this occurs it is best to seek the advice of a bankruptcy attorney.

  • Bankruptcy a Viable Option to Pay your Debts

    Bankruptcy is a viable option if you cannot pay your debts and support your family. If creditors are calling you at home and at work, writing you threatening letters or even filing suit against you, a bankruptcy filing can stop these things and give you breathing room to begin a fresh start.

  • Hiring the Right Attorney is Critical! Some Common Pitfalls to Avoid

    To draw an analogy, think of a burst pipe in your kitchen — water gushing everywhere, running into the next room and ruining your rugs and furniture, and creating a large mess. You want to bring in a plumber who can fix the problem at the source, not merely put a Band-Aid on it. We all know this is the right way to go about it because we know how it plays out if we do not — the numerous plumber visits, the time taken off from work to meet the plumber, the mess you’re left to clean up.

  • How Does Student Debt and Credit Card Debt Affect Each Other?

    Statistically the majority of people that graduate from college have some sort of student loan debt. Many of these same people have also been plagued with credit card debt as well making life extremely difficult for trying to get out from under the large burden of having combined credit card debt and student loans.

  • Can Members of the Military File for Bankruptcy?

    Can Members of the Military File for Bankruptcy? In short, YES! Individuals in the military are afforded the same rights as the rest of us regarding using bankruptcy protection to keep from losing their home and possessions. Filing bankruptcy may interfere with some high profile or high level security jobs that may become available to them through their branch of the military, however, there is nothing stopping an active military member from filing for ch. 7 or ch. 13 bankruptcy protection.

  • How Bankruptcy Affects Your Credit Score

    A bankruptcy will always be considered a very negative event by your FICO score. How much of an impact it will have on your score will depend on your entire credit profile prior to filing bankruptcy. Filing for bankruptcy in Arizona will have a negative effect on your credit. While there are many things to consider when considering filing for bankruptcy, you can expect it to impact your score for as long as the bankruptcy is listed on your credit report.

  • The Rich and Well to do and Filing Bankruptcy

    Celebrities and Bankruptcy. How Rich People File for Bankruptcy too. Do famous and rich people ever file Bankruptcy? YES! Famous People Who Have Filed Bankruptcy. How is it that seemingly “rich” celebrities, athletes, business leaders, and seemingly successful people are declaring bankruptcy? What’s the deal?

  • Lawsuits and Cost of Defense

    From the moment you are sued, your debt is growing. Cardholder agreements and other loan documents all contain language making you responsible for creditors’ legal fees and expenses. Put another way, you are paying them to collect money from you.