The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) has created an online Bankruptcy Mortgage Project Website for courts, trustees, attorneys, mortgage servicers, academics, and consumers in the bankruptcy community. It organizes and provides access to more than 500 local rules, forms, general orders, and court opinions addressing a variety of mortgage issues in consumer bankruptcy cases across [...]
Last week, I wrote about being in good company with many famous people when you file bankruptcy. Well, in comes the news today that the Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection. That’s darn good company if you ask me. There is no need to feel guilty. The Dodgers bankruptcy filing comes in the wake [...]
You have plenty of good company if you are feeling alone or depressed because of debt problems. Here is a list of some of the famous people who have filed for bankruptcy or had financial problems. Note that many of these people had great success and fame AFTER they shed their debts. Donald Trump, financier; [...]
You are entitled to a free credit file disclosure (credit report) once every 12 months from each of the three nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. We recommend you monitor your credit by pulling one of the three reports every four months. You may request your free credit reports online at www.annualcreditreport.com. [...]
We are a debt relief agency at Bankruptcy Law Office. That means we help people file for relief under the bankruptcy code. Congress changed in law in 2005 and required that we call ourselves a debt relief agency to make sure you know that we are bankruptcy attorneys. Congress also requires that we give you [...]
