Dear Adenike, Sorry to
hear about your bankruptcy, though, if it helps any, you're not alone.
Not exact matches
You often
hear stories
about a business owner that remortgaged his or her house and was on the verge of
bankruptcy when they hit it big.
Heard about a church sometime ago filing for
bankruptcy... how does that happen?
For the past couple years, we've been
hearing a lot
about New General Motors, the company that arose from the ashes of
bankruptcy with a slimmed - down lineup, new management, and an ownership stake from Uncle Sam.
You rarely
hear about mergers and acquisitions or longtime papers forced into
bankruptcy.
Every day, we're
hearing about another consolidation, merger, or
bankruptcy in traditional publishing.
When filing for
bankruptcy or attempting to consolidate your debt, you will
hear a lot of discussion
about your creditors and their classifications.
Similarly, many people are concerned
about losing property in Chapter 7, because they may have
heard that the
bankruptcy trustee can sell non-exempt property to make partial payment to creditors.
Debt Consolidation, Debt Management Plans, Consumer Proposals and Personal
Bankruptcy — you may have
heard about them before, but do you really understand how they work?
There are 2 legitimate channels to use if you're in over your head with credit card debt: The National Foundation for Credit Counseling at NFCC.org and the option of
bankruptcy, which can be right in some situations, though you don't often
hear me talk
about the latter one.
As a Charlotte
bankruptcy attorney, I
hear some unpleasant stories
about creditor harassment.
Look around at advice
about debt consolidation and
bankruptcy and all online, and you'll
hear a lot
about how its effects on your credit score are long - lasting and deep.
About a month after your
bankruptcy is filed, you will have a 341
hearing (more affectionately known as a meeting of the creditors).
About 30 to 40 days after filing the
bankruptcy petition, you will be required to attend a
hearing presided over by a
bankruptcy trustee.
About 30 to 40 days after filing the
bankruptcy petition, you will have to attend a
hearing presided over by a
bankruptcy trustee.
We
hear certain myths
about bankruptcy repeated time and again — by family, friends, colleagues, etc. — being presented as fact, when they are actually the opposite.
If you liked this show, you may also like to
hear Dr. Lee Anne Davies talk
about seniors and debt or read our article four reasons more seniors will be filing
bankruptcy.
He makes the decision NOT to consider
bankruptcy, and he's never
heard anything good
about CCCS.
Consider how many stories you've
heard about celebrities who once made millions of dollars before filing for
bankruptcy.
If you're serious
about eliminating your debt and recharging your financial future, chances are you have
heard of Chapter 7
Bankruptcy.
Recently on our
bankruptcy forum a debtor asked, «I have
heard something
about a law that protects me against harassing debt collector actions.
It is inevitable if you are considering filing
bankruptcy that you will
hear about the Means Test.
At that
hearing your trustee will tell the court any relevant information
about your
bankruptcy such as duties you did not complete or information
about a creditor's opposition.
In addition to allowing another potential lender to be
heard, the court asked a series of reasonable questions that indicated concerns
about the cost of the proposed deal for the
bankruptcy estate, and then took a brief recess.
I have seen and
heard many misstatements
about the means test recently as more people research their options under
bankruptcy.
In addition, this relatively limited use, current law protects individuals, and we
heard this morning
about the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and also the Federal
Bankruptcy Act.
Part of that is making sure our clients know what happens after they file
bankruptcy, so that you do not become anxious and worry
about bankruptcy hearings or fear what a trustee may or may not do in their case.
Most people filing for
bankruptcy in order to save their home,
hear about the marvelous laws regarding automatic stays and homestead exemptions jump with joy, until they receive notice that the foreclosure proceedings are continuing even after they file.
I recall
hearing, some years ago, that if you homestead your house (just on general principles), it will damage your credit rating, because credit bureaus and lenders interpret that as a sign that you're
about to declare
bankruptcy.
Unfortunately, most of the information you read online or
hear from others
about filing
bankruptcy is unreliable.
Don't believe everything you
hear about filing
bankruptcy.
After
hearing all of the details
about the
bankruptcy process, make an educated decision
about your financial future.
You may have
heard about «liquidation sales» in conjuncture with Chapter 7
bankruptcy.
We are starting to
hear some rumbling again
about associate turnover, and not just among litigation and
bankruptcy lawyers.
Without this waiting period, you might
hear that your provider is
about to declare
bankruptcy, and you could buy the insurance hoping to be covered.