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Consumer bankruptcy is a process to reduce or eliminate personal as opposed to business debts. Consumer bankruptcies can be filed under either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 of the bankruptcy code.  Debtors are... more +
Consumer bankruptcy is a process to reduce or eliminate personal as opposed to business debts. Consumer bankruptcies can be filed under either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 of the bankruptcy code.  Debtors are eligible for Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 depending on the nature of their debts and assets. less -
Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

Medical Debt and Bankruptcy: Myths, Realities, and Pathways to Relief

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As one of the more toxic topics in the United States political and social realms, healthcare, and the debt associated with it, is always at the tip of most people’s tongue. Whether eagerly waiting to argue for proposed...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Spotlight on Financial Services- Consumer bankruptcy

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Spotlight on Financial Services | Things happen very quickly in consumer bankruptcy filings. Dinsmore attorneys Edward J. Boll III, Esq. and Shannon O'Connell Egan work on a team that provides clients clear and concise...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Effect of Government Shutdown on Consumer Bankruptcy Proceedings

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On December 22, 2018, the federal funding for certain agencies lapsed, and the United States government entered into a partial shutdown. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), including the United States Trustee Program...more

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New Bankruptcy Rules that Creditors Need to Know and Follow

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On December 1, 2017, several changes to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure took effect. The changes involve consumer cases under Chapter 13 and affect creditors with secured claims, unsecured claims, and judgment liens...more

Carlton Fields

Surrendering Your Property in Bankruptcy Means You Must Actually Surrender It

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The title of this article seems self-evident. Lenders, servicers, and others active in the foreclosure arena these past few years know that it has been anything but. Borrowers surrender property in bankruptcy but,...more

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4th Circuit: Filing Proof of Claim on Time-Barred Debt Did Not Violate FDCPA

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A debt collector did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by filing proofs of claim in bankruptcy cases on debts that were time-barred by Maryland’s statute of limitations (SOL), a divided U.S. Court of...more

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