Setting Realistic Foreclosure Defense Objectives
If you are facing foreclosure, you must take a pragmatic, level-headed approach to your foreclosure defense objectives. Often time is of the essence, and it will do you no good to explore unrealistic avenues of resolution. One important service that a good foreclosure defense attorney will provide to you is helping you to set realistic […]
Inequality for All
Playing right now on Netflix is the 2013 documentary film Inequality for All starring Robert Reich, who was Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton. Throughout the film, Reich challenges the specious notions that everything the government does is bad and that everything that the market does is good. The rich spend too little Reich walks us through how Wall Street […]
How to Settle a Debt If You Get Sued
In most cases, you can settle a debt if you get sued. But you must go about it in the right way. You may have legitimate defenses, in which case you should strenuously exert them. If you do not dispute that you owe the debt, however, then you should attempt to settle the debt. Debt […]
How to Eat Healthy on a Budget
Americans love to eat. Each person with an annual income of $75,000 spends nearly $8,000 a year on food and alcohol, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Living on a tight budget, doesn’t have to mean a life of ramen noodles and the unidentifiable meat product rolling around in the 7-11 hot tray. You […]
How Long Does Bankruptcy Take?
How long does bankruptcy take? That depends on whether you file a Chapter 7, Chapter 13, or Chapter 11. Chapter 7 bankruptcy How long your Chapter 7 bankruptcy will take depends upon whether you have assets to distribute. Most Chapter 7 cases are completed quite quickly. But if you have unexempt assets, your Chapter 7 […]
States Should Impose Foreclosure Deadlines on Mortgage Lenders
Individual states should impose foreclosure deadlines on mortgage lenders. Forcing lenders to foreclose within specific timelines would solve several problems facing individual homeowners as well as entire neighborhoods. States must individually legislate changes to foreclosure procedures because foreclosures are governed by state law. Federal law can impose reforms, but states must implement them. The most […]