Mar10
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Mar. 10, 2010 | West Virginia’s Legal Journal
News > Federal Court
Man sues Ky. law firm over debt collection letter
3/9/2010 7:54 PM By Kelly Holleran -Monongalia Bureau
MORGANTOWN - A man has filed a putative class action lawsuit against the Kentucky-based law firm that he says illegally sent him a debt […]
Apr30
April 30, 2009 by senatus Senators have defeated an amendment offered by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) to the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act (S. 896) by a vote of 45 to 51. It was subject to a 60-vote threshold. This is the so-called “cramdown” amendment which would allow bankruptcy judges to modify mortgage […]
By Brian Allen
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Apr29
“Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution authorizes Congress to enact “uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies.” Under this grant of authority, Congress enacted the “Bankruptcy Code” in 1978. The Bankruptcy Code, which is codified as title 11 of the United States Code, has been amended several times since its enactment. It […]
Mar25
By North East Texas Bankruptcy Attorney Brian Allen. Bankruptcy law allows a debtor, who is unable to pay his creditors, to file for bankruptcy protection to stop creditors from collecting from the debtor and the debtor’s property (foreclosure, repossessions). Chapter 11, 12, and 13 provide for the development of a plan that allows the debtor time […]
By Brian Allen
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Filed under Automatic Stay, Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Courts, Bankruptcy Trends, Case Law, Chapter 11, Chapter 12 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Plans, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Means Test, Credit Cards, Debt Collection, Exemptions, Housing Crises, Important Terms, Interest, Of Interest, Plan Payments, The Economy
Mar18
HOW SENATE BILL 61 WOULD SAVE HOMES FROM FORECLOSURE AT NO COST TO TAXPAYERS
How big is the home foreclosure problem now?
Our country is facing a foreclosure crisis that is unprecedented. Home mortgage
payments have risen dramatically in the last few years, making it impossible for more and
more homeowners to afford to keep their homes. More than 6,600 family […]
By Brian Allen
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