BANKRUPTCY REFORM

GUEST POST: Debtor Education Course: Are Joe and Sally to Blame? By Attorney Russ DeMott

GUEST POST: Debtor Education Course: Are Joe and Sally to Blame? By Attorney Russ DeMott

Russ truly likes helping people with financial struggles. "I view my practice as a way to level the playing field between ordinary citizens"”the voters"”and Corporate America"”the vote buyers. I'm unapologetically on the side of the little guy." And you... (Continue reading)

A TIME FOR GOOD JUDGEMENT: The jury is in AND we need judges to modify the way banks behave.

A TIME FOR GOOD JUDGEMENT:  The jury is in AND we need judges to modify the way banks behave.

Our country is in crisis, and we can't expect the banks to act for the overall good of our society... that's not their role... that's the role of the elected representatives who serve in our government. No surprises there,... (Continue reading)

New Bankruptcy Court Decision Sounds the Alarm – The USS MERS is Going Down

New Bankruptcy Court Decision Sounds the Alarm – The USS MERS is Going Down

Now, clearly this is a decision that's worth reading for one's self... Judge Grossman is one heck of a writer and not one to play patty-cake with MERS or those of the banking persuasion, but I thought I'd at least... (Continue reading)

The Great Unwind and the Final Redemption, by O. Max Gardner III

The Great Unwind and the Final Redemption, by O. Max Gardner III

As my readers know, I've never had guest columnists or posted what others have written, but when I read the article that follows, which was written by Max on June 1st of this year, and then found myself reading sections... (Continue reading)

The Question of Bankruptcy

The Question of Bankruptcy

Having now spoken with several people who have struggled with the question of filing bankruptcy, I'm just trying to offer my two cents in case it might help even one person. ... (Continue reading)

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EMERGENCY!! PLEASE TAKE ACTION RIGHT NOW… SAVE BANKRUPTCY REFORM!

PLEASE TAKE TIME NOW TO contact your friends, family and business associates... stop whatever your staff is doing to give them time to call in. Put it on your Facebook pages, on your LinkedIn pages, Twitter it... re-tweet it! ... (Continue reading)

BREAKING NEWS: Amendment Allowing Judges to Modify Mortgages to be Included in H.R. 4173 – Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

BREAKING NEWS: Amendment Allowing Judges to Modify Mortgages to be Included in H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

We need judges to be able to write down mortgages on primary residences because the banks aren't doing it voluntarily, the administration's Making Home Affordable plan isn't working, and the result continues to be millions of foreclosures that are destroying... (Continue reading)

A Time for Good Judgment-The Jury is In and We NEED Judges to Modify the Way Banks Behave

There's no question that we NEED to reform the bankruptcy code to allow judges to modify the mortgages on primary residences. Why? If you have to ask, you're not paying attention...... (Continue reading)

Attorneys Offering Loan Modification Services Find a Friend in NACBA

One of the things the Commission has wanted to do from the beginning was lobby against SB 94 as it was written, and that became more important when the bill was modified just before July 4th to prohibit attorneys from... (Continue reading)