Published On: April 10, 2018
You are “in default” on your federal student loan if you have not paid in 270 days (approximately nine months). Your wages can be garnished or your tax refunds seized. How do you stop seizure [...]
Published On: March 27, 2018
Can you Win a Law Suit and Then Need to Pay Taxes – Perhaps for More Than You Received? I have been around for 50 years of elections, so am not to be overly surprised [...]
Published On: March 14, 2018
After January 1, 2018 borrowers whose student loans are forgiven due to “total and permanent disability” no longer have to pay federal income taxes on those forgiven loans. […]
Published On: March 7, 2018
Fairy tales are not the way to make adult decisions. We know that most fairy tales are fables designed to teach children a healthy respect for rules and society’s expectation. Some fairy [...]
Published On: March 5, 2018
Life for the next 20++ years – caught between a rock and a hard place. Query from a new doctor: I am a newly graduated medical professional and single mom. In the past [...]
Published On: February 15, 2018
UPDATE (5/12/23): the American Bar Association, ABA, posted a podcast on UpRight Law. At the time of the numerous lawsuits, UpRight Law seems to be operating as a referral firm, not a traditional law firm. [...]
Published On: December 27, 2017
The IRS indicates it will give taxpayers and their representative written notice that the accounts are being transferred to the private collection agencies. The agencies are to send a second, separate letter to the taxpayer [...]
Published On: November 26, 2017
Citibank Deceives Borrowers 11/22/17 – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Citibank, N.A. for student loan servicing failures that harmed borrowers. . Specifically, the Bureau found that Citibank: Citibank misled [...]
Published On: November 21, 2017
According to an article in Forbes, the 65+ demographic now makes up a higher percentage of bankruptcy filers than it did a decade ago. Filing for bankruptcy is seen by many seniors as a social [...]
Published On: November 20, 2017
Reuters reports that Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will step down at the end of the month. Large companies (banks, auto finances, pay day loans and student loans, to name a [...]
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