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HOW SENATE BILL 61 WOULD SAVE HOMES FROM FORECLOSURE AT NO COST TO TAXPAYERS

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 […]

PLEASE CALL & EMAIL YOUR SENATORS NOW TO SUPPORT S. 61 SAVE OUR HOMES FROM THE BANKS

Stop whatever you are doing, gather staff, family, and friends, and take the one minute needed to have everyone you know do the following:
Phone AND email your Senator.  Say:
“Hi, I’m [Name] and I live in [town]
I’m calling to urge Senator  ___ to vote for S. 61.
Senator  ____ should stand up to the big banks and support […]

Bankruptcy Is Not A Four Letter Word

Yes, bankruptcy is a ten letter word!  I use “four letter word” since most people believe a four letter word is bad.  It is important for people to know that bankruptcy does not mean they are a bad person.  In my experience, people do not call me after they “max” out credit cards and become […]

The Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter

As millions of Americans are losing their homes, often unjustly because they were enticed into programs that have harmed them, at least one Website is gleefully tallying the number of these outrageous lenders that have run into trouble themselves.
The Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter has become so recognized that, according to The New York Times, at the […]

Michael Vick Files For Bankruptcy

You remember Michael Vick? He is the former NFL quarterback who is serving a 23-month prison term for plotting to run an interstate dogfighting ring. On top of that, on July 8, 2008 he filed for Chapter 11 reorganization. According to Bloomberg News, Vick cited debts of $10 million to $50 million […]