New Study Suggests Credit Counseling is Beneficial for Bankruptcy Filers We’ve all heard clients complain about the pre-filing credit counseling requirement and ask why they have to jump through this hoop when they know they’re going to end up filing for bankruptcy anyway. In many cases, we may be inclined to agree: a client facing foreclosure […]
A report set to be published in the American Journal of Medicine in August, but already online, shows that more than 60 percent of personal bankruptcies filed in 2007 could be attributed to medical bills. The study also says that over 75 percent of those who filed for bankruptcy because of medical bills had […]
The Baltimore Homeownership Preservation Coalition is launching a campaign to warn struggling borrowers that some of the people promising to help them avoid foreclosure will only hasten it. The nonprofit, which will be joined by elected officials at an event today, doesn’t want homeowners to be scammed. It’s telling residents not to pay foreclosure-prevention firms […]
Revelations that attorneys at two Maryland firms had other people sign their names to foreclosure documents brought a rebuke Wednesday from the O’Malley administration, which called the practice a “potential example of further mishandling and mistreatment of Maryland homeowners.” Also on Wednesday, several borrowers’ lawyers said they have filed a class-action suit against one of […]
At the Maryland Bankruptcy Center, our lawyers are always trying to educate ourselves so that we can pass on important information to our Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 client’s. I saw this article on a great consumer bankruptcy website and I thought I would pass it on. Check it out. And if you have any […]
Over 1 million people file for personal bankruptcy each year. Unanticipated medical bills are a leading cause of personal bankruptcy. Other factors include job loss, divorce and high mortgage debt, and of course credit card over spending. Even though bankruptcy will remain on your credit record for up to 10 years, you can still bounce […]
Bank of America has forclosed upon themselves! Due to a large problem they have had in reviewing foreclosure documents, they have temporarily stopped foreclosing on homes. Read below: Bank of America is delaying foreclosures in 23 states — including Indiana — because of possible problems with paperwork, the third major servicer to take such action […]
August Bankruptcy Filings Down 8% From July But Still On Record Pace Historically, August bankruptcy filings are usually less than July. This July we saw an 8% drop in consumer bankruptcy filings across the nation. This statistic does not mean that we are in a recovery, and please don’t assume anything than it is just […]
This economy stinks. According to an article I read in the Baltimore Sun, more Americans are living in poverty and without health care. The good news, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 personal consumer bankruptcy is still available to all Marylanders. Call or e-mail us if you need a Maryland Bankruptcy attorney to help you choose […]
I saw this today and thought it was a really informative article and wanted to pas it on to any readers of the Maryland Bankruptcy Center blog: MOTHERHOOD AND BANKRUPTCY In most discussions of bankruptcy, there are few mentions of the rising costs of motherhood/parenthood, especially considering the current economic state of affairs, whereby families […]
