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May 2012 (4)
- 15: What Ben Bernanke Does For Bankruptcy (0)
- 10: What The Wild Things Teach Us About Bankruptcy (1)
- 07: California Bankruptcy Lawyer Puts Information Out There – Too Bad He’s Wrong On The Basics (10)
- 03: What Should Bankruptcy Cost? (1)
April 2012 (3)
- 24: The New Rules Of Asset Protection (0)
- 18: What’s Up The Day After Tax Day (0)
- 05: Six Rotten Reasons Not To File Bankruptcy (4)
March 2012 (3)
- 21: When Bankruptcy Lawyers Get The Basics Wrong (0)
- 18: Miracles Possible in Mortgage Mess (0)
- 14: Get Grounded In Creating Chapter 13 Plans (1)
February 2012 (4)
- 21: Facing Foreclosure? Your Kids Are Stronger Than You Think (0)
- 19: Only Sex Appeal and the U.S. Congress Can Sell These Services (3)
- 15: What T-Boz Missed When Chapter 13 Dismissed (0)
- 11: Pack Up Your Supplies For A Fresh Start (0)
January 2012 (2)
- 31: Skip Filing Your Tax Return And The Tax Lives Forever (0)
- 09: The One Fix Silicon Valley Bankruptcy Courts Need (0)
December 2011 (10)
- 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)
- 21: Means Test Income For California Falls (0)
- 15: Cost To File Bankruptcy Going Up (0)
- 11: The Underwater Trade-In And Car Loans in Bankruptcy (0)
- 08: Money Troubles Plague My Vacation (0)
September 2011 (1)
- 01: Collections: Boogie Man For Businesses Too (1)
August 2011 (7)
- 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)
July 2011 (5)
- 19: No Recourse for Junior Lien in Short Sale (7)
- 14: Racked by bad bankrutpcy advice (2)
- 11: Your Choices For The Underwater House (0)
- 09: Self Employed, But Not By Choice (1)
- 02: Why Credit Cards Win Clash of Titans (0)
June 2011 (4)
- 23: California Exemptions May Increase (3)
- 20: Bay Area Bankruptcy Debtors Decoupled From Calendar (1)
- 07: Tugging On Superman’s Cape (0)
- 04: Cramming Down Mortgage Liens: The Plot Thickens (2)
May 2011 (4)
- 25: Calculating Insolvency For Cancellation Of Debt Tax (0)
- 19: The Case For Savings in Chapter 13 (4)
- 11: What’s required to void a mortgage? (1)
- 04: California Incomes for Bankruptcy Means Test (0)
April 2011 (2)
- 28: Financial Literacy: Politics May Make It A Matter Of Life Or Death (2)
- 27: How Long Til Foreclosure? (1)
March 2011 (4)
- 28: Tax Fallout from Foreclosure & Loan Modification (0)
- 19: Getting excused from the means test (0)
- 10: Debtor Bites Collector Over Stale Debt (0)
- 07: Secrets of the Means Test (0)
February 2011 (4)
- 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)
January 2011 (6)
- 30: It’s all in your point of view (0)
- 18: Fundamentals of Chapter 13 Class Online (0)
- 15: Who files bankruptcy? (0)
- 10: New Mexico requires warning on old debt (0)
- 07: New California law protects sellers in short sales (0)
- 05: California bankruptcy filings soar (0)
December 2010 (1)
- 04: Real world impact of Sternberg (1)
November 2010 (1)
- 12: Word rant: seizure of mortgaged homes (0)
October 2010 (1)
- 30: The Real Import of Foreclosures and False Affidavits (0)
September 2010 (1)
- 09: Menage a trois: he, she, and the community property (0)
August 2010 (3)
- 30: Budgeting with an open mind (0)
- 16: Student loans: sinking the parents (0)
- 11: New Personal Finance Resource Debuts Today (0)
July 2010 (4)
- 26: Rant on realtors (0)
- 24: Law office management & practice marketing for pennies (0)
- 22: Changing view of when to file bankruptcy (0)
- 09: “Chapter 20″ Lives in Northern California Bankruptcy Courts (0)
June 2010 (3)
- 19: Debt Settlement Settles Nothing (1)
- 15: Fundamentals of Consumer Bankruptcy Practice On Line (0)
- 13: Learn about handling creditor claims & contested matters (0)
May 2010 (2)
- 27: What happened to encouraging Chapter 13 (0)
- 23: New class on bankruptcy practice skills (0)
April 2010 (4)
- 25: After the loan modification: the underwater house (1)
- 14: California aligns tax law on mortgage debt forgiveness with feds (0)
- 08: New California exemption amounts (1)
- 01: Taxes, cancelled debt, and bankruptcy (1)
March 2010 (5)
- 30: Clients & bankruptcy benefits without the burdens (0)
- 19: Hardship discharge in Chapter 13: elements of proof (0)
- 16: Means test: don’t try this at home (1)
- 13: Fear of bankruptcy misplaced (0)
- 03: Fearmongering and the decision to file bankruptcy (0)
February 2010 (5)
- 25: Bankruptcy and “Ruining your credit score” (0)
- 10: Chase Home Loans runs amok in Chapter 13 cases (1)
- 08: Guilt & fear used to keep homeowners paying (0)
- 04: Parking lots presage future of bankruptcy business (0)
- 01: Bankruptcy lawyer must have otherworldly powers (0)
January 2010 (6)
- 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)
October 2009 (4)
- 28: What to disclose in bankruptcy papers (1)
- 20: Lawyers ask “How does bankruptcy work?” (0)
- 18: Cases crater when debtors inattentive (0)
- 08: Incorporation slip up stands to benefit business owner (0)
September 2009 (6)
- 28: File bankruptcy tomorrow? (0)
- 26: Mastering the Means Test: lawyer training (2)
- 23: Required financial management education: BAPCPA’s one good thing (0)
- 21: Is defaulting on mortgage immoral? (0)
- 19: Bankruptcy discharge vs. dismissal (0)
- 10: Means test class on the way (0)
August 2009 (2)
- 18: Bankruptcy signs of the times (0)
- 11: Wage garnishment ends with bankruptcy filing (0)
July 2009 (5)
- 21: Keeping the house with negative equity (0)
- 14: Means test and competing creditor interests (0)
- 12: Credit cards, small business, and the stimulus package (0)
- 11: Small businesses increasingly seek bankruptcy relief (0)
- 04: A peek at a free bankruptcy consultation (0)
June 2009 (5)
- 27: Judicial review of debtor’s attorneys fees (0)
- 20: Foreclosure the day after tomorrow (0)
- 18: How long does bankruptcy take? (0)
- 04: Bankruptcy schedules deserve your best efforts (1)
- 03: Credit card “overspending” parallels housing crisis (0)
May 2009 (5)
- 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)
- 21: (0)
- 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)
- 02: Vote for best niche blog (0)
August 2008 (1)
- 12: Debt, small business and bankruptcy (1)
July 2008 (5)
- 30: Disdain for Automatic Stay Everywhere (0)
- 23: California addresses foreclosure crisis (0)
- 12: Chapter 13 trustees, money and goodwill (0)
- 10: Fate of underwater property in bankruptcy (1)
- 03: Debt settlement: how it really works (0)
June 2008 (6)
- 29: Inheritances & bankruptcy: rolling the dice (0)
- 26: Drive in bankruptcy? (1)
- 18: J K Harris settles with California over misleading ads (0)
- 14: Take that, and that, you mortgage lender (0)
- 10: 20 questions or 200 questions (0)
- 03: Liar loans and those that sold them (0)
May 2008 (5)
- 29: Bankruptcy and the “hard of hearing” (0)
- 22: Guide to Exemptions in a Mobile World (0)
- 07: Denying the debt collector (0)
- 04: Bay Area credit card debt (0)
- 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)
December 2007 (6)
- 31: Cut the cost of eating (0)
- 29: Mortgage mess: I’m so mad I want to sue someone (0)
- 21: Interest rate truth below banker’s bluster (0)
- 19: Answers from a bankruptcy attorney (0)
- 17: Mortgage mess and artificial value of real estate (0)
- 09: President’s “Plan” for Subprime Mortgages (0)
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)
- 09: Chapter 13 trustee commission can skew the numbers (0)
- 06: Senior Property Tax Assistance Deadline Oct. 15 (0)
- 05: Trap for unwary in foreclosure of rental property (0)
- 03: Lingering effect of allowed claim in bankruptcy (0)
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)
August 2006 (1)
- 27: Bill collectors bully (5781)
February 2006 (1)
- 14: IRS warns of credit counseling fraud (0)
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)