Supreme Court Says Being Listed as a Terrorist is ‘No harm.’ Last Friday, in a case called TransUnion v Ramirez, the Supreme Court said the Fair Credit Reporting Act cannot give you the right to sue TransUnion for putting your name on their OFAC terrorist...
Keep the Car In Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: What Are your Choices? When you file Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you are “in the drivers seat” with some choices on how to keep the car. One choice is to give it back. One choice is to give it back. Especially if you have a terrible...
The Small Print Says Your Credit Union Can Repossess Your Car If You Are Late on Your Credit Cards. When you get a car loan from a credit union, you sign in small print that they can repossess your car if you don’t pay your credit cards. (I have never seen a...
People often ask me, what happens after bankruptcy if I . . . Get a big raise… Start a business… Get a big tax refund in future years… Become a reality star… Win the lottery… How does that affect my bankruptcy? I tell them the purpose...
After filing bankruptcy, people say they sleep better. That’s one of the exciting findings of a new survey, done through SurveyMonkey.com, of those who filed bankruptcy in 2009 and 2008. In all, 93% said life was better because they filed bankruptcy. Nearly...