Recent Blog Posts
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“Is the money we have saved for our child’s education protected or not?” This is a frequently asked question by parents considering filing for bankruptcy protection. Obviously these parents don’t want to risk their child’s education fund. Saving for college is hard. Congress made it easier with Section 529 (named after the provision that created… Read More »
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President Obama’s campaign chant during the 2008 presidential campaign was “Yes We Can” and his slogan of “Change We Can Believe In” spoke to his belief that we can build a better America. Many people disagree as to whether he has lived up to his campaign promises but no one will disagree that we can… Read More »
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In an earlier blog, we noted that in February, 2012, an historic National Mortgage Settlement (NMS) was announced with five of the largest mortgage servicers: Bank of America JPMorgan Chase Wells Fargo Citimortgage Ally/Gmac (Ally) The settlement addressed charges that these five creditors had “robo-signed” foreclosure affidavits and “back-dated” foreclosure documents in order to speed up foreclosures… Read More »