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  • Arizona anti-deficiency law for residential property clarified by the Arizona Supreme Court. The answer is "yes" Arizona Revised Statute: 33-814 G. If trust property of two and one-half acres or less which is limited to [...]

  • Is your financial and personal information safe when filing a bankruptcy? The answer is a resounding "there is absolutely no guarantee". The other day a caller said "I used a document preparer or bankruptcy petition [...]

  • Almost half of all borrowers only consider one lender or broker before deciding where to apply for a mortgage loan. Financing the purchase of a home is the most expensive loan you will ever enter [...]

  • Published On: December 24, 2014

    When was the last time you thanked someone? I mean you looked them in the eye and sincerely said "thank you". The answer is "yes" This is the time of the year we all should [...]

  • Published On: November 18, 2014

    Is it smart to use your home like a credit card by constantly refinancing? The other day a caller said "I used a document preparer or bankruptcy petition preparer. Certainly they have obligations to keep [...]

  • Published On: October 13, 2014

    Students from affluent families are taking out college student loans at twice the rate of two decades ago The other day a caller said "I used a document preparer or bankruptcy petition preparer. Certainly they [...]

  • Warning at the end of a Legalzoom TV ad "Legalzoom is not a law firm or a substitute for the advice of an attorney and provides self-help services at your specific direction." This warning lasts [...]

  • Dirty little secret about payday loans - annual percentage rates of 650%. by Kevin Wack OCT 2, 2014 5:22pm ET According to an article in the American Banker, Consumer Finance, "the Pew Charitable Trusts has [...]

  • In 2013 approximately 156,000 older Americans found their Social Security checks garnished for delinquent student loans The other day a caller said "I used a document preparer or bankruptcy petition preparer. Certainly they have obligations [...]