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Insolvency Service “reframes” view of creditor – IPs can apply their discretion (UK)

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4 tips to consider when taking a long road trip

Should you rent a car or drive your own on a long road trip? These factors can help you decide.

12 fun, festive days of financial gift giving

Use these 12 days of monetary merry-making to make everyone's days bright.

Failed investment property is more than foreclosure

Buying a second property is very much like gambling. In foreclosure, you've lost the bet.

Shop for title insurance and closing services

Choose a title or escrow company you're comfortable with, and save money, too.

5 ways the eurozone crisis could impact you

You've been watching the eurozone crisis play out. Find out how it could affect you.

Hubby: Dip into spousal Social Security early?

Don't rush to collect Social Security, especially when your benefits are getting a shave.

Don't give me whys and wherefores

Some initial musings on the ethics of chapter 11, over at Dealbook.

Bankruptcy Trustee Finds New Way to Increase Estate

The bankruptcy trustee, at last week’s meeting of creditors, came up with a new way of making money for the bankruptcy estate and annoying debtors. Here’s what happened: The debtor owns a house and a rental property that she would like to keep. Both

Case Illustrates Difficulty Of Protecting In Bankruptcy Pre-Filing Transfers Of Exempt Assets

There are so many reasons to stay away from bankruptcy- here is one more. In state court proceedings a debtor may do anything he wants with his exempt assets. In asset is exempt under Florida law a debtor can transfer...

It's not easy to fire a lazy real estate agent

If asking the agent to work harder doesn't bear results, you'll have to get tough.

Montana Blogger Tagged for Big Defamation Damages in Suit by Trustee

Print PageA Montana blogger has learned that First Amendment freedoms do not extend to saying that a bankruptcy trustee is “guilty of Fraud, Deceit on the Government, Illegal Activity, Money Laundering, Defamation, Harassment” among other things. In

MF Global - Who owns the gold?

One of many interesting ownership disputes raised by MF Global's collapse. HSBC Sues MF Global Trustee Over $850,000 Worth of Gold Linda Sandler and Tiffany Kary, ©2011 Bloomberg News Saturday, December 10, 2011 Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- An HSBC Holdings

How To Miss Out On Discharging Credit Card Debt

Somewhere in our recent past, the holiday season became the shopping season. Lots of people in financial trouble hang on through the holiday season before taking up bankruptcy as part of the New Year. (I haven’t seen many people give themselves a

Top 10 Countdown of Bankruptcy Myths: Will Debtors Lose All Possessions?

Folks are often afraid to file for bankruptcy as they worry that they will be left without possessions–that the trustee will take all their “stuff” or the kids’ “stuff”. The ones who really worry will even try to gift away property in order to keep

One Bad Apple Can Spoil the Whole Company

Snokist Growers, a century-old Yakima, Wash., cooperative of fruit growers, has been trying to turn bad apples into applesauce. But the company had to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday with plans to liquidate after sales couldn’t

The Broke and the Beautiful: American Airlines Edition

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, “30 Rock” actor Alec Baldwin traded words with American Airlines flight attendants, and TLC gets a cool biopic. Also this week, an Australian Olympic hopeful is swimming in doubt about his chances for 2012

The Fed Has Exhausted Its Ammo for Helping Small Business

The Fed is out of bullets when it comes to reducing the unemployment rate and inducing job creation. Lowering interest rates further will do no good.

Can You Afford More Loans – Or Is It Time For Bankruptcy?

When it comes to covering massive amounts of bills or finding the funds for financial emergencies, many people turn to loans, rather than filing for bankruptcy. Thanks to the negative stigmas surrounding bankruptcy, many people avoid it – and that

Bankruptcy For Corporations But Not Municipalities?

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania tried to join the growing number of municipalities who have exercised their right to file Chapter 9 bankruptcy; but now they face legal challenges by the state. Seeing that the city was poised to file bankruptcy, the governor

German Bankruptcy Support Group Thrives

Attila van Unruh, a serial entrepreneur living in Germany, has found his latest business success from an unlikely source: bankruptcy. According to the English version of the German paper Deutsche Welle, van Unruh came to his latest venture after