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Bars and Restaurants Could be Facing Fines…
What will happen when they file bankruptcy? Photo credit: Tim Mossholder Dane County is warning bars and restaurants that it will soon be imposing fines for violations of its various health code orders imposed in connection with COVID-19. Already struggling...
Fair Credit Reporting Act: Know you rights!
Very few people know what the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is or how it affects their rights. The FCRA is a federal law that dictates how information about YOU is recorded and shared with others. Information contained on a written report about you is governed by...
What is a Business for Purposes of Chapter 11?
Being engaged in commercial or business activity may include simply dealing with business debts. So says a bankruptcy court in South Carolina. This ruling could be particularly important for many of the businesses that are not open due to stay-at-home...
Credit Reporting Agencies and Liability of Debts
Credit reporting agencies (CRA) do not determine whether or not you are liable for a debt. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) was designed to ensure that credit information is accurate. Credit reporting agencies are required to investigate any disputes...
Question: How should my vehicle ownership be listed on Schedule A/B and as an exemption on Schedule C in Chapter 7 bankruptcy?
I'm filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy pro se because I cannot afford a lawyer. I am working with a non-profit organization called Upsolve to complete my paperwork, but their help in regards to my vehicle is confusing me. On Schedule A/B under Part 2 (Describe your...
How to Prepare for the Post-Pandemic Legal World
Many lawyers are worried about the future. They are worried about their practices, which are their businesses, and whether they can survive the current pandemic. Others are confident that they can keep their practices intact, or at least continue at a...
Stay Flexible in Times of Crisis
When your business or your finances are under pressure, there are always measures that can be taken to help. We do this all the time for our clients. But the COVID-19 pandemic presents an unusual situation. We do not know how long or how severe the...
How Does My Payment Get Applied If I Owe Multiple Debts to a Single Creditor?
The good news is you get to direct how that payment is applied. You should do so, because if you do fail to direct the application of the payment to a particular debt, the creditor may apply the payment as it chooses to. There is an exception to these...
Slow Foreclosing Lender May Lose Rights
We recently came upon a case in which a mortgage borrower had not made a payment in over 15 years. The lender had taken no action to collect, nor to foreclose its mortgage lien. When action finally was brought, the borrower asserted that the lender had...
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