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If I File for Bankruptcy, Can I Keep my Home?
The potential to lose your home can be one of the most stressful and emotionally trying aspects of going through a tough financial period in your life. While some may consider filing for bankruptcy, many people fear that in that … Continue reading
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What is the Automatic Stay?
In Bankruptcy, an automatic stay protects a debtor from his or her creditors. The automatic stay prevents a creditor from collecting on debts incurred by the debtor. The automatic stay is effective immediately upon the filing of the bankruptcy. As … Continue reading
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Why Should I file for Bankruptcy again if I am not Eligible for a Discharge?
Changes to the bankruptcy code have resulted in the implementation of time limits between bankruptcy filings and when a debtor is eligible to receive a discharge. These time limits depend on the type of bankruptcy the debtor filed previously and … Continue reading
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Things to Remember when Surrendering your Home through Bankruptcy
Surrendering a home through a bankruptcy can seem like a simple solution to rid yourself of your responsibilities with a home; however, surrendering your home through a bankruptcy can become somewhat complicated. One of the most important things to remember … Continue reading
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Banks Agree to pay $8.5 Billion to Foreclosure Victims
The United States Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve announced on Monday, January 7, 2013, that many of the Nation’s largest banks have agreed to pay $8.5 billion in damages to millions of foreclosure victims who were affected … Continue reading
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Surrendering your House through Bankruptcy
Falling behind on your mortgage can be extremely stressful, and at a certain point, many people decide that they no longer want to keep the house that they own. When you file for bankruptcy, you have the option to surrender … Continue reading
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What are your Options When your Home is Facing Foreclosure?
With the tough economic times, many individuals find themselves falling behind on their mortgage payments and facing foreclosure. Something that may come as a surprise to some individuals is that filing for bankruptcy can be an option to help save … Continue reading
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Will Surrendering Property Forfeit a Debtor’s Homestead Exemption?
When a debtor files for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, he or she can make use of certain exemptions. Exemptions allow a person to keep personal property, such as a home, car, pension and other personal items. Homestead exemptions can be … Continue reading
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Will Bankruptcy Stop Foreclosure?
While some consumers have been able to avoid foreclosure through loan modification, others complain that lenders often “lose” paperwork and then deny their modification because “the application was incomplete” or the loan modification process takes so long that the mortgage … Continue reading
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