Posted on Friday, 9th March 2012 by Gregory T
For a growing number of Chicago residents, the biggest obstacle to overcoming financial struggles may be their own unfounded fears.
According to Bankrate.com, many folks hold untrue beliefs about bankruptcy that keep them from filing for protection.
Common misconceptions include the idea that bankruptcy will make it impossible to get credit, that the government will repossess [...]
Posted on Friday, 2nd March 2012 by Gregory T
Back in 2000 the State of California and local surprise inspection program called Operation Guardians, was commissioned spot nursing home abuse and neglect. But the program has been cut back in the wake of the state’s budget woes.
Peggy Osborn, head of the current Operation Guardians inspection team in Sacramento, said, “It’s sad. We did [...]
Tags: Home Abuse, Neglect, Nursing Home, Nursing Home Abuse
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Posted on Tuesday, 28th February 2012 by Gregory T
Vincent Howard and our team of Rancho Cucamonga personal bankruptcy attorneys were interested to see a ruling that establishes new rights — at least for now — for California bankruptcy filers. In In re Hamlin, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ruled that Chapter 13 filer Brittany Hamlin may exempt an [...]
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Posted on Friday, 17th February 2012 by Gregory T
Personal loans all but disappeared during the recession, but it looks like they’re making a comeback.
The Wall Street Journal reports that lenders like Wells Fargo and Discover Financial Services are signing Chicago consumers up for personal unsecured loans to cover expenses like home repair projects, weddings, and paying down debt.
Bank customers received 425 million mail [...]
Posted on Thursday, 16th February 2012 by Gregory T
Blumenthal, Whitehouse, Franken, Casey Introduce Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senator Al Franken (D-MN), Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Senator Robert Casey (D-PA) introduced the Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act, a bill to implement a comprehensive network of elder abuse prevention and response measures says California [...]
Tags: Abuse, Abuse Prevention, Abuse Prevention Act, Prevention Act
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Posted on Tuesday, 7th February 2012 by Gregory T
An extremely unusual bankruptcy appeal caught the eyes of our Lake Elsinore consumer bankruptcy lawyers. In U.S. v. Carroll et al., the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was not asked to decide a criminal matter or a lawsuit, but a challenge to bankruptcy court practices in the Eastern District of Michigan as they pertain [...]
Tags: Carroll, Carroll Et, Carroll Et Al, Et Al
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Posted on Saturday, 21st January 2012 by Gregory T
The good news is that Chicago foreclosure activity was at its lowest level in three years in 2011. The bad news is it’s headed back upward.
A rising number of local homes were repossessed by lenders or sent to court-appointed auctions in the fourth quarter of last year, according to the Chicago Tribune. An estimated 11 [...]
Tags: Back, Chicago Foreclosure, Chicago Foreclosure Activity, Foreclosure Activity
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