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Coronavirus Tips For You & Your Finances

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We’ve gathered here our best coronavirus survival tips and information on the financial aspects of our virus-impacted lives.

Coronavirus and the shut-down necessary to contain it have turned our world upside down.  Righting that world is a huge task that will take time and focus.

Even the immediate relief measures are sketchy right now.

Here’s what we know now.  We’ll be adding to this page as developments suggest.

mortgage forbearanceFederal help for homeowners

Find out if you’re eligible for federal mortgage payment relief and just what that relief gets you.

Paying the bills

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How do you cope with living expenses and existing bills when there’s no money coming in?

mortgage in pandemicMortgage payments

Who’s offering immediate relief for missed mortgage payments

california eviction protectionRent

California orders bar on evictions, if you take the qualifying steps

taxes COVID-19Federal taxes

Deadline for filing 2019 income taxes with IRS has been pushed back to July.

california income taxesCalifornia taxes

Franchise Tax Board follows IRS in extending date for filing California tax returns.

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Is your car at risk if you’re off work because of coronavirus?

chapter 13 caseChapter 13  bankruptcy cases

How Congress and reality operate to save pending Chapter 13 cases.

bills to payWhat bills do you HAVE to pay

We rethink the rules on just which bills are essential in a virus-devasted economy.

filing bankruptcyDo I need to file bankruptcy right now?

Go slow in thinking about bankruptcy, until the full extent of the damage and the remedies is known.

 

What happens after the forbearance?

Federally backed loans get option to defer skipped payments to the end of the loan.

Forbearance & escrowed taxes

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The escrow portion of skipped payments may get less flexible repament terms

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About The Soapbox

You’ve arrived at the Bankruptcy Soapbox, a resource of bankruptcy information and consumer law.

Soapbox is a companion site to Bankruptcy in Brief, where I try to be largely explanatory and even handed (Note I said “try”).

Here, I allow myself to tell stories and express strong opinions. We dig deeper into how to consider bankruptcy and navigate a bankruptcy case.

Moran Law Group
Bankruptcy specialists for individuals and small businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area

How Bankruptcy Works

Bankruptcy Alphabet: F is for First

In my Bankruptcy Alphabet, F is for First meeting of creditors. Lots of rumors exist about the that meeting; it produces unwarranted anxiety that is avoidable if you understand what's up. Let's check it out. The first meeting of creditors, also called the 341 meeting, is often the only time a debtor has to appear … Read more

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