Steps to Take When Your Wages Have Been Garnished Your creditors have a number of legal options available to them if you do not pay what you owe. One of those options is wage garnishment , which automatically takes money out of your paycheck (your employer would send the money to the creditor…
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6 Ways You Can Help Your Credit after Filing for Bankruptcy By the time you decide to file for bankruptcy, your credit has likely been on a downward spiral for some time. Your credit report is probably littered with delinquencies, excessive credit inquiries, and credit accounts that are maxed out…
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Ascena Retail Group, the parent company of clothing stores like Lane Bryant, Catherine’s, and Justice, has joined a long list of large companies to file bankruptcy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Brick and mortar retail was already struggling, and months of stay at home restrictions have…
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The Types of Debt You Can Discharge with Bankruptcy Who wouldn’t want to be told that their debt can just go away? That what they owe has been forgiven, just like that? That’s what bankruptcy can offer for some. It can relieve you of your responsibility to pay those debts that you cannot pay, and…
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How to Know When it’s Time to File for Bankruptcy A lot of people try to avoid filing for bankruptcy by any means necessary. They think that others will think poorly of them for filing for bankruptcy, and they think that they’ll destroy their credit, as well. But while they put off filing for…
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How Foreclosures and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Go Hand in Hand Typically, people pay their mortgage before anything else. They might let their credit card or other bills fall behind, but they pay for their house. That makes sense – after all, your house is your most important investment, and it…
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Creditor Harassment: Can Filing for Bankruptcy Help? Once you are even a few days late with a payment to a creditor, you are going to start getting phone calls and emails reminding you to pay. You may get daily calls – or you may even be called several times a day (particularly if you don’t answer…
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Illegal Debt Collection Practices Your Bankruptcy Lawyer Can Help With Filing for bankruptcy can put an end to a lot of debt collection tactics that can cause you a lot of grief. As soon as you file for bankruptcy, an automatic stay is issued that puts an end to all debt collection practices. That…
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Emergency Bankruptcy Filings: What are They and Can They Help? Filing for bankruptcy can help you get out from under debt that is weighing you down. With bankruptcy, you can either free yourself of having to pay those debts, or you can get yourself on a repayment plan that actually fits your…
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5 Precautions to Take before Filing for Bankruptcy After you file for bankruptcy, the courts look at your income, your debts, and your assets to determine if you have the ability to pay what you owe. However, the courts look beyond just your current circumstances – they also look at the months…
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