Category: Bankruptcy

February 21, 2012

A CNBC report states that nationwide foreclosures are increasing again following a year-long reprieve. A new report from RealtyTrac states that one in every 624 households in the U.S. received a foreclosure filing notice during January, indicating a three percent increase from the previous month. The previous year found […]

November 14, 2011

Many confuse bankruptcy as being synonymous with financial peril. While bankruptcy is a result of fiscal difficulties, it’s actually the legal savior that grants many individuals, families, and businesses new beginnings. It comes in many forms, but Chapter 7 is one of the most common […]

November 09, 2011

presented by: Gary Massey Unlike the more common form of Chapter 7 bankruptcy where the process liquidates an individual’s assets in order to wipe a heavy debt slate clean, Chapter 13 bankruptcy provides protection for individuals who are seeking additional terms and time to pay […]

How to Simplify a Social Security Disability Claim

November 07, 2011

When a person becomes disabled, it can bring about a host of new challenges, including mounting medical bills, prescriptions, and court hearings, which leaves little time for an individual to actually recover. Another difficulty that one may encounter is filing for a Social Security Disability […]

October 26, 2011

presented by: Gary Massey Banks are moving more quickly than in the past to enforce foreclosures, pushing the rate of foreclosures nationwide higher than before, according to a recent article by MSNBC. The number of U.S. homeowners who were sent a default notice from July […]

Receiving a Foreclosure Settlement: Two Government Efforts that Can Help

July 07, 2011

presented by: Gary Massey Tenessee Foreclosure Government OrganizationThe government has created two new initiatives that aim to compensate anyone who was a victim of banking abuses during the U.S. foreclosure crisis, according to The Huffington Post. It is a simple and commendable idea, but for […]