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- 28: Bankruptcy Alphabet: Z is for Zillion (1)
- 26: Bankruptcy Alphabet: Y is for Yoke (0)
- 23: Bankruptcy Alphabet: X is for OEX (1)
- 22: Bankruptcy Alphabet: W is for Wait (1)
- 17: V Is For Value In Bankruptcy Alphabet (0)
- 17: Bankruptcy Alphabet: U Is For Unsecured (1)
- 07: Bankruptcy Alphabet: T is for Tension (2)
- 06: Bankruptcy Alphabet: S is for Strip (1)
- 03: Bankruptcy Alphabet: R is for Retirement (2)
- 01: Bankruptcy Alphabet: Q is for Questions (1)
- November 2011 (16)
- 29: Bankruptcy Alphabet: P is for Priority (2)
- 27: Bankruptcy Alphabet: O Is For Omitted (2)
- 23: Bankruptcy Alphabet: N Is For Nondischargeable (3)
- 21: Bankruptcy Alphabet: M Is For Modify (2)
- 19: Bankruptcy Alphabet: K Is For Keep (4)
- 17: Bankruptcy Alphabet: J For Justify (8)
- 15: Bankruptcy Alphabet: I Is For IRS (9)
- 13: Bankruptcy Alphabet: H is for House (11)
- 11: Bankruptcy Alphabet: G is for Guaranty (11)
- 10: Bankruptcy Alphabet: F is for First (14)
- 09: Bankruptcy Alphabet: E is for Exemptions (23)
- 08: Bankruptcy Alphabet: D is for Discharge (20)
- 08: California Law on Cancelled Debt Mirrors Federal Law (1)
- 07: Bankruptcy Alphabet: C is for Counseling (15)
- 05: Bankruptcy Alphabet: B Is For Business (12)
- 03: Bankruptcy Alphabet: A (11)
- October 2011 (4)
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- 29: Foreclosure: The Unseen Hazards (2)
- 20: Why Fear The Debt Collector? (1)
- 13: Bay Area Loan Modification Scam Busted (0)
- 10: California Foreclosure Law Streamlined By Amendment (0)
- 09: California Courts Provide On Line Help (0)
- 04: Super Bankruptcy Lawyer in Mountain View (1)
- 02: Oakland Bankruptcy Judge Upheld At 9th Circuit (0)
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- 23: Mastering the Means Test 2011 (0)
- 20: What Causes Bankruptcy? (1)
- 11: What happens in Vegas… (1)
- 05: Client “wants to think” about appointment (0)
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- 04: Real world impact of Sternberg (1)
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- 30: Budgeting with an open mind (0)
- 16: Student loans: sinking the parents (0)
- 11: New Personal Finance Resource Debuts Today (0)
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- 22: Perversity run amok (1)
- 21: Negotiate to the last minute at your peril (0)
- 16: Explaining Chapter 13 defaults (0)
- 15: Homeowner’s rights intact while “in foreclosure” (0)
- 10: Short sales no boon to credit score (0)
- 06: New venture for new bankruptcy lawyers (0)
- December 2009 (7)
- 28: Chapter 13 basics for new bankruptcy lawyers (0)
- 23: Means test & taxes “incurred”: forward or backward looking (1)
- 19: Community property debts: spouse’s liability in California (1)
- 15: Financial self sufficiency not cheap in Bay Area (0)
- 13: Basics of Chapter 13 for new bankruptcy lawyers (0)
- 08: Mortgage modification bill returns to Congress (0)
- 02: Should you pay the mortgage? (1)
- November 2009 (8)
- 29: Money management and the things we “deserve” (0)
- 26: Thankful amid hard times (0)
- 21: Retirement contributions in Chapter 7 (0)
- 19: Medical bankruptcies not obvious (0)
- 17: California homestead exemptions increase January 1 (0)
- 14: Ending the debit card gotcha (0)
- 12: Chapter 13 debt limits for couples (1)
- 01: Lenders slow to act following relief from stay (2)
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- 20: Lawsuits and the bankruptcy discharge (0)
- 19: Keep the house? Deflector shields up (0)
- 18: Credit card for emergencies (0)
- 12: Student loans ensnare parents (0)
- 05: What if you choose an alternative to bankruptcy (0)
- April 2009 (6)
- 26: Should you pay your creditors rather than file bankruptcy? (0)
- 22: The latest debt collector violation of law (0)
- 17: How long for California foreclosure (0)
- 08: Financial products sold to the unsophisticated (0)
- 02: Financial education program worthwhile (0)
- 01: Immigrants and bankruptcy disclosure (0)
- March 2009 (7)
- 24: Provide notice of bankruptcy to the right address (0)
- 20: Loan modification resources (0)
- 15: Debts not passed on when one passes on (0)
- 12: Senators who need to hear from real people about S. 61 (0)
- 09: Mortgage modification as subsidy by taxpayers (1)
- 06: New median income figures for cases after March 15, 2009 (0)
- 02: Add your 2 cents on mortgage modification, for free (0)
- February 2009 (14)
- 28: Banks have already lost on bad loans (0)
- 25: Cancel card and enjoy convenience? (0)
- 25: California legislature halts foreclosures (0)
- 23: House has opportunity to enact mortgage modification (0)
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- 20: What happens if you don’t pay your debts (0)
- 17: Banking lobby ignores current mortgage law (0)
- 15: Banks Worsen Foreclosure Crisis (0)
- 14: Mortgage bankers lobby for status quo (1)
- 13: Catch tax deductions in Chapter 13 payments (1)
- 08: Personal money management complex (2)
- 06: Research bankruptcy on the internet (0)
- 06: Houses lost while Congress fiddles (0)
- 02: Why debt settlement is inferior alternative to bankruptcy (0)
- January 2009 (15)
- 30: Another voice in the savings chorus (0)
- 26: Falling rents make walking away cheaper (0)
- 21: Bankruptcy as opportunity (1)
- 19: Why should the banks lend? (0)
- 17: Countrywide admits to faking interest in modifications (0)
- 16: Modifying mortgages in Northern California (0)
- 12: Mortgage Modification and Moral Hazard (0)
- 12: Business credit card & bankruptcy (0)
- 10: Tax refund in bankruptcy (0)
- 09: Mortgage modification in a declining market (0)
- 08: Real movement on mortgage cramdown (0)
- 07: Congress has opportunity to save homes from foreclosure (1)
- 04: Tax breaks no place to hide public policy choices (0)
- 03: Bankruptcy lawyer in the new year (0)
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- 29: Bankruptcy and the “hard of hearing” (0)
- 22: Guide to Exemptions in a Mobile World (0)
- 07: Denying the debt collector (0)
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- 01: Case of the vanishing home equity (0)
- April 2008 (7)
- 25: Debt settlement doesn’t equal credit counseling (0)
- 18: Inclusion in bankruptcy doesn’t equal discharged (0)
- 13: Cash collateral in consumer cases (0)
- 08: Doing the means test yourself (2)
- 07: Repaying family members before bankruptcy (0)
- 04: Collection suits and court dates (0)
- 03: Congress lays an egg (0)
- March 2008 (7)
- 28: Changing paradigm of plastic (0)
- 24: Bankruptcy info by email (0)
- 18: File a timely return regardless of taxes owed (1)
- 16: Excuses not to save are lame (0)
- 13: Where’s the UST? (0)
- 02: CCCS remains a star in credit counseling (2)
- 01: Voluntary mortgage assistance is illusory (0)
- February 2008 (4)
- 24: It feels like a profession (0)
- 16: Sell first, litigate later (0)
- 14: 30 day respite saves no homes (0)
- 03: Behind the numbers of rising bankruptcy filings (0)
- January 2008 (7)
- 31: Muttering about the means test (1)
- 31: Counting on the consumer to do the wrong thing (1)
- 23: Debt collectors and the law of community property (0)
- 19: Don’t forget the cell phone contract in bankruptcy (0)
- 18: Hard times nurture get rich quick schemes (0)
- 10: Avoiding the underwater mortgage (2)
- 02: Money, debt and the New Year (0)
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- November 2007 (8)
- 30: When to file bankruptcy (1)
- 29: Appearing at the First Meeting of Creditors (1)
- 17: Property taxes and declining home values (1)
- 17: On foreclosure and procrastination (1)
- 09: All gain by permitting mortgage modification (1)
- 05: Peddling economic serfdom to our kids (0)
- 02: Jointly owned property subject to sale in bankruptcy (0)
- 01: To tell the truth (1)
- October 2007 (4)
- September 2007 (6)
- 28: Pay attention to the bankruptcy papers (0)
- 21: When to make your move (1)
- 20: Looming California foreclosure doesn’t require bankruptcy (6)
- 19: Grammatical challenges in business bankruptcy (1)
- 18: Summons & complaint and the decision to file bankruptcy (1)
- 12: Financial worries can make you fat (1)
- August 2007 (5)
- 27: Who are the scary creditors (6)
- 18: Should I file bankruptcy: hanging on too long (2)
- 13: Taking my own advice Part Three (20)
- 09: Loan hype debases the language (3)
- 06: More seniors file bankruptcy (5)
- July 2007 (5)
- 24: Incorrect credit reports can coerce payment of discharged debt (9)
- 15: Early payoff of Chapter 13 plan (12)
- 14: Taking my own advice Part Two (24)
- 11: Credit card issuers crazier than I thought (3)
- 07: Taking my own advice (173)
- June 2007 (7)
- 28: Student loans & deciding who to pay (12)
- 27: What was discharged in my case? (1)
- 19: Advice for Graduates (and Debtors) (14)
- 15: Tricks to sell you bad loans (0)
- 09: What caused this bankruptcy? (0)
- 07: Unintended consequences of the means test (1)
- 02: Universal Default Provisions Cause Defaults (0)
- May 2007 (5)
- 22: California Debtors Have Expanded Debt Collection Rights (0)
- 20: Car Loan Amendments Hit Potholes (0)
- 15: Consequences of Doing Nothing (1)
- 09: Signature on the Line (1)
- 01: Should You Keep the House (1)
- April 2007 (5)
- 26: Advertizement for Savings (21)
- 22: Semantics Rant (2)
- 18: After You File Bankruptcy (5)
- 15: Where do you get legal advice? (3)
- 04: Bankruptcy Trustee Doesn’t Make Ultimate Decisions (0)
- March 2007 (12)
- 31: The debt that wouldn’t die (1)
- 30: Property you keep through bankruptcy (0)
- 30: Debts of Spouses in California (6)
- 29: Collection law suits in California (2) (0)
- 27: Collection law suits in California (1)
- 21: Tax issues in subprime mortgage meltdown (11)
- 13: Car loans after bankruptcy (71)
- 11: Keeping quiet about bankruptcy (50)
- 07: Bankruptcy as a life changing event (2)
- 07: Teaching about Money (70)
- 04: Card Companies Charge Forward (47)
- 01: Preserving a Small Business through Bankruptcy (164)
- February 2007 (7)
- 26: Law on the Internet (0)
- 22: Chapter 13 Debt Limits Increase (0)
- 19: California Median Family Income & Means Test (11)
- 14: The Price of Keeping the Car (7)
- 05: Misuse of Credit Scores (866)
- 03: Only the Consumer Has to Pay (0)
- 01: How to Screw Up Your Bankruptcy (4281)
- January 2007 (5)
- 25: UST definitely family unfriendly (296)
- 23: Bankruptcy improves your credit score (1063)
- 22: Bankruptcy alternatives are costly (473)
- 19: Chevy Chase Bank ARMS violate Truth in Lending (1083)
- 18: How to screw up your bankruptcy (287)
- December 2006 (2)
- 30: Fear keeps folks from bankruptcy relief (5723)
- 07: Different advice after BAPCPA (345)
- November 2006 (1)
- 17: One Year of “Reform” (284)
- October 2006 (1)
- 29: Debt Debilitates (4244)
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- 27: Bill collectors bully (5781)
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- January 2006 (2)
- 15: What game are we scoring? (1)
- 08: Plastic in the Life of our Society (186)
- September 2005 (1)
- 09: Katrina as a model for debtors (379)
- August 2005 (2)
- 18: Living in the Valley of the Shadow of Debt (429)
- 07: Credit Cards Call the Shots (5056)