Many employers are now checking credit scores of applicants prior to making offers of employment. For many unemployed Americans, this practice is unfair. Consider people who have great credit and payment histories until they lose their jobs. But once their income stops they fall behind on their payments, causing negative marks on their credit report […]
CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY: RESCINDING REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENT
You filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy but you want to keep your house, so you reaffirmed the mortgage payment. This means that your mortgage debt will not be discharged in the bankruptcy and you will be liable for the debt. But it also means that you will get to continue living in your house. Unfortunately, after […]
Dallas Bankruptcy Attorney: FORECLOSURES ON THE DECLINE IN TEXAS
Dallas Bankruptcy Attorney: FORECLOSURES ON THE DECLINE IN TEXAS. In the month of July, a total of 10,571 foreclosure postings were filed in the state of Texas. This figure represents a 10 percent decline compared to the number of filings recorded in July 2010. Nationwide the decline in the number of postings is even greater, […]
DALLAS BANKRUPTCY LAWYER: TEXAS HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
A homestead exemption is a statute that protects a debtor’s home from being seized by creditors. Every state has a homestead exemption of some sort, but Texas has a very generous homestead exemption. It allows for an individual to protect their home during bankruptcy up to the maximum value of the property. There is no […]
DON’T USE HOME EQUITY LOANS TO PAY OFF YOUR CREDIT CARDS!
DON’T USE HOME EQUITY LOANS TO PAY OFF YOUR CREDIT CARDS! I have to admit, that I am a little behind the times technologically. I still have basic cable at home and I don’t have a DVR. So while many Americans can simply fast forward through television commercials, I actually watch them. One common theme […]