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Important facts about debt consolidation

Before you make the call, learn these important facts about debt consolidation programs.

Comparing mutual fund holdings

Understanding how to analyze mutual fund holdings is crucial to diversification.

Please lease me: 7 tips for renters

Bargain with your next landlord. Follow these suggestions before you rent a place to live.

What is the best way to buy a car?

Sure, you can finance a car purchase or pay cash, if you've got it. But there are other options.

Don't let fantasy sports tackle wallet

Fantasy sports can be fun and even profitable. But your wallet is at risk if you're not careful.

6 questions to ask before a refinance

A refi isn't always possible or desirable. Ask these questions before taking the leap.

Complex Structured Notes Are a Lurking Liability for Banks

Regulators should be aware of the role banks play in steering these products into pension, endowment and foundation portfolios.

CU Conversions Are Looking Inevitable

Credit union boards should see that federal taxation is a beneficial trade-off for regulatory parity and access to equity capital.

Don't Let Young Adults Get Lost in the Credit Approval System

Young adults are underbanked simply because they have not previously been old enough to legally enter into a banking relationship.

How Much Will It Cost To Hire A Bankruptcy Attorney?

The cost of hiring a bankruptcy attorney scares many debtors. But this fear is mostly fueled by the unknown. Debtors considering bankruptcy don’t understand the process and they certainly don’t understand how the cost of their bankruptcy case is

Should I Keep My Vehicle In Bankruptcy?

If you only have a year or two left on your vehicle loan, keeping it in bankruptcy may be a good choice. Even if the vehicle loan is upside down, you may come out ahead financially if you avoid buying another vehicle. Will The Lender Require You To

Four Quick Responses To Anti-Bankruptcy Arguments

While more Americans take advantage of their right to file bankruptcy and get a fresh financial start, there are still some who do their best to discourage necessary bankruptcy filings. Many bankruptcy opponents have repeated their ill-informed

Producer Targets Real Housewife’s Ex-Husband

Associated Press Sonja Tremont-Morgan “Real Housewife of New York” Sonja Tremont-Morgan’s ex-husband is holding up her bankruptcy and preventing creditors from recovering what they’re owed, according to a creditor of the reality-television show cast

For Bank of America, Countrywide Bankruptcy Is Still an Option

"The real issue around Bank of America is not whether it survives, but whether it sacrifices Countrywide to save itself. More specifically, will Bank of America put Countrywide into bankruptcy? And will this stem the bleeding? The Countrywide

Culture, Attitudes, and Debt

Rather than a post with a lot of (supposed) answers, today I have a post with a lot of questions. My goal is to start a discussion that I hope our insightful readership will take up in the comments. Lately, I have been thinking a lot about cultural

Canceling The Wire: U.S. Bankruptcy Court Declines to Recognize and Enforce German Mail Interception Order

Someone could be reading your emails right now, and you might not even know about it. The good news is that if you use a U.S. internet service provider, they probably don’t have bankruptcy court approval to do so. In a recent decision out of the

Real Estate Section Of Petition From Burnham Bankruptcy Lawyer

Link Bankruptcy clients in Illinois use the state exemptions. These are the same Illinois exemptions already being used by people who are being collected upon by bill collectors. So just know you are allowed to keep quite a bit of property and still

The Daily Docket: Borders Wins OK to Auction Name, Website

A judge Wednesday approved procedures for an auction of Borders Group Inc.’s website and other intellectual property, a step that could keep the liquidating bookseller’s brand name alive even after its physical stores are all gone. Read the Daily

Your Vote Counts: Straw Poll on CREF Confidence - Significant Improvements in Liquidity & Distressed Debt . . . When?

When do you predict liquidity will significantly increase for the CREF market? And when will distressed CREF loans become substantially resolved? At the end of 2010, many predicted that in 2011 liquidity would improve in the commercial real estate

Gordon Brothers Group Wins Auction for ArchBrook Laguna Assets After Two Day Auction