• Bank of America tries to bully a bankruptcy judge, ignoring the consequences of illegal acts, but the judge is not standing for it. October 19, 2017 – Article posted in Bloomberg.com. Bank of America seems [...]

  • Published On: September 4, 2017

    By Liz Weston NerdWallet.com, Aug 30, 2017 (a summary from South Bend Tribune) Many people believe that hiring a company to settle their debts is better on their credit, will cost them less in the [...]

  • Published On: September 2, 2017

      WHEN WILL ALL WELLS FARGO’S FRAUD BE UNCOVERED? Once again the New York Times reports on Wells Fargo’s fraudulent account scandal.  No, this is not the same one from 2016, this is [...]

  • The American Bankruptcy Institute ‘ABI’ released a report addressing the astronomically high failure rate of chapter 13 bankruptcy.  The findings are not surprising for those of us who work in this world, but are shocking [...]

  • When Mortgage Lenders Monkey With Your Loan By Bill Purdy The following are some excerpts from a very informative blog on a well-known consumer bankruptcy advocate’s web site: www.BankruptcySoapBox.com. Spoiler Alert:  As a borrower, you [...]

  • Contempt of bankruptcy court order results in prison time, plus $1,000 day fine. In re Kenny G. Enterprises  16-55007 (9th Cir 7/26/2017)  Kenneth Gharib refused to comply with a bankruptcy court order to [...]

  • A typical story of a homeowner and the con artist scum who prey on desperate homeowners:   Innocent homeowner caught in bankruptcy scam “I tried to keep my home despite the fact they started foreclosure [...]

  • New policy governing credit reporting criteria. Credit Score can make or break a consumer. Starting July 1, 2017, the three nationwide consumer reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, are starting a new policy [...]

  • Published On: June 22, 2017

    Wells Fargo modified mortgage terms for people who had filed bankruptcy without obtaining a court order. According to an article in USA Today “Wells Fargo faces new accusations that it tried to capitalize financially on [...]

  • US Supreme Court May 15, 2017: Resolving a split of circuits, the Supreme Court held 5/3 in Midland Funding LLC v. Johnson  6-348 (Sup. Ct. May 15, 2017) that a debt collector who [...]