Blog Posts in January, 2012
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Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
Your Chicago bankruptcy attorney sees people of all ages who are having financial problems and coming to him for bankruptcy assistance. One common problem that is noticed among the many people set is ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
Creditor harassment is a common reason people visit bankruptcy attorneys. Collection calls can be a source of frustration and embarrassment. So once you have decided to file bankruptcy, should you ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
Not just your Chicago bankruptcy attorney, but it seems as if everyone is constantly warning us about identity theft and how dangerous hacking can be. Unfortunately, DigiNotar, a Dutch company owned ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
C hapter 13 bankruptcies are structured so that the debtor spends between three to five years repaying their debts. Once the time period is over the remaining balances of most debtswill be discharged. ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
Federal laws protect an individual from creditor harassment during a bankruptcy case. Sometimes disputes arise during the case and a creditor, the trustee, or the bankruptcy debtor needs the issue ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
Chicago Bankruptcy Attorney Here's an article from the New York Times that sounds disturbing: ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
When you begin to struggle with debt you suddenly become aware of all sorts of commercials with the "key" to your financial solvency. And while you'll notice that some of them are ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
Chapter 13 bankruptcy is a repayment bankruptcy. You pay your creditors whatever you can afford over three to five years (three years for lower income earners, five years for higher wage earners). You ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
The employment crisis in the United States is no secret and many Americans. Not only are people finding themselves unemployed but they're sitting on the proverbial unemployment line longer than ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
Having a Chicago bankruptcy attorney is essentail if you're filing bankruptcy as they will represent you at the 341 meeting. A 341 meeting is a chance for all of your creditors to get together ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
Your Chicago bankruptcy attorney understands that before you decide to file bankruptcy you are probably inundated regularly with calls, letters and emails from your creditors. Knowing that you owe a ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
Federal student loans are guaranteed by the US government and administered by the Department of Education. When a borrower defaults on the loan, the Department of Education may refer the loan to the ...
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Posted on Jan 20, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
Your Chicago bankruptcy attorney should be your first stop before filing for bankruptcy as they may have a better idea of when you should file for bankruptcy. People that are overburdened by debt ...
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Posted on Jan 20, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
Many people start financial planning when the decision is made to file bankruptcy. Financial planning is good, but doing it yourself can be disastrous. In particular, there are five activities that ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
People that file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy will be assigned a panel trustee, and although your panel trustee may be an attorney, he or she is not to be confused with your Chicago bankruptcy attorney and ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
The couple that plays together may stay together, but the couple that goes bankrupt together may have more challenges ahead. A Chicago bankruptcy attorney can help you decide if filing joint ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
The most common goal in bankruptcy is the discharge; however the discharge is not every debtor's goal. For some, the goal of bankruptcy may be to use the automatic stay to postpone a legal action, ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
Bankruptcy across the United States went through an overhaul in 2005 when the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 ( BAPCPA ) was established. Your Chicago bankruptcy ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
Your Chicago bankruptcy attorney will help you through your bankruptcy case, no matter how complicated or lengthy, but there are some things you can do to help the situation along. It is your ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
The most common types of personal bankruptcy are Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. A Chapter 7 bankruptcy is an "erase-your-debts-and-start-fresh" bankruptcy. The Chapter 7 case typically ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
In the 1980's Prince sang, "Tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999!" Well, if you're being financially squeezed, perhaps its time to "budget like it's 1971!" ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
There is an old saying, "A drowning man will grab even the edge of a sword." For a homeowner drowning in debt, any assistance may seem beneficial. Unfortunately, there are scam artists that ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
Fewer personal bankruptcy cases were filed during 2011 according to a report by the National Bankruptcy Research Center. In 2011 about 1.3 million consumer bankruptcy cases were filed throughout the ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
Your Chicago bankruptcy attorney helps a lot of people who are having trouble managing their finances and can't see a way out of their debt. In some situations bankruptcy is a very wise solution ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2012 By Charles Glanzer
For some individuals there is a stigma attached to filing bankruptcy, so much so that they avoid bankruptcy at all costs; and in some cases there is actually a lot of harm by not filing bankruptcy. ...
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