99 Revolutions — Green Day
There’s a trouble in the airA rumble in the streetsA going out of business saleAnd a race to bankruptcyIt’s not one to 99, it’s 99 to oneA common cause and a call to armsFor the health of our daughtersAnd our [ . . . ]
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Gold Digger — Kayne West feat. Jamie Foxx
She take my money when I’m in needYeah, she’s a triflin’ friend indeedOh, she’s a gold diggerWay over town, that digs on me Now, I ain’t sayin’ she a gold diggerBut she ain’t messin’ with no broke . . .(I [ . . . ]
Student Loan Forgiveness Would Provide Relief to Distressed Borrowers
44.7 million Americans carry student loan debt totaling $1.56 trillion, second only to mortgage debt. The average student loan payment for borrowers 20 to 30 years old is $393 per month. In the last quarter of 2018, U.S. student loan [ . . . ]
Fly Like an Eagle — Steve Miller Band
Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’Into the futureTime keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’Into the futureI wanna fly like an eagleTo the seaFly like an eagleLet my spirit carry meI want to fly like an eagle‘Till I’m freeOh, Lord, through the [ . . . ]
Stop Garnishment of Wages in Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C.
In Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland, a creditor can garnish up to 25 percent of disposable wages. Usually, that makes a serious dent in a household’s disposable income. If you are seeking to stop garnishment of wages in Maryland, Virginia [ . . . ]
Don’t “Tip Your Hand” to Your Mortgage Company
Filing a Chapter 13 bankruptcy will cancel any scheduled foreclosure auction. Once you file bankruptcy, the automatic stay takes effect and your mortgage company must immediately halt all foreclosure activity. But if you’re planning to file bankruptcy to stop a [ . . . ]
Money in My Pocket — Dennis Brown
Money in my pocketBut I just can’t get no love Money in my pocketBut I just can’t get no loveI’m praying forA girl to be my own Soon you said she comingBut I don’t believe a word she say‘Cause she [ . . . ]
Student Loans Would Again Become Dischargeable Under New Bill
Before the 1970s, student loan debt was dischargeable in bankruptcy. Then Congress required student loan borrowers to repay for five years before they could file for bankruptcy on those loans. Gradually, lawmakers chipped away at even that protection. Today, debtors [ . . . ]
Avoid Moral Disengagement in Litigation
The term moral disengagement encompasses the cognitive maneuvers we undertake to justify any self-interested choices that don’t align with what we want others to think we believe about ourselves. Moral disengagement in litigation runs the gamut from the misleading to [ . . . ]
Virginia, Maryland Mortgage Delinquency Rates Among Highest in U.S.
According to the 2018 4Q FHFA Foreclosure Prevention Report, Washington, D.C. boasts one of the lowest mortgage default rates in the country, while Virginia and Maryland mortgage delinquency rates rank among the highest. The District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia [ . . . ]