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Credit reporting agencies (CRA) collect, process, and archive credit information for 200 million people in the United States. Equifax, Experian, and Transunion, the three primary consumer credit reporting companies, sell this information mainly to facilitate the decisions of businesses that extend credit. However, many consumer rights advocates have doubts about…

If someone asked you where you live, I bet your typical response would be the name of the city or state where your home is located. If you had to be more specific, you might even give them your street address. But what if you had to be even more…

Many homeowners who are facing a foreclosure ultimately want to do whatever is necessary to retain their home. Their home is more than just a place to sleep – it’s where their kids grew up, it’s where they first lived when they came to America, and it’s where they would…

With the majority of standard mortgages, the total monthly mortgage payment typically includes payment for what is generally referred to in the mortgage industry as “PITI,” or principal, interest, taxes, and insurance. The principal is the amount that the lender actually loaned you when it gave you the mortgage loan….

The statute of limitations functions as an expiration date upon debts, once a debt has passed a certain point is no longer possible for a creditor upon that debt to file a lawsuit to collect upon it. Determining when exactly the statute of limitations has passed is complicated and can…

The statute of limitations can be considered an expiration date of sorts regarding a legal claim. Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act(“FDCPA”) a consumer has up to a year to bring a lawsuit for the unlawful conduct of a debt collector. Some events can extend the statute of limitations…

Student loan debtors do have options in solving any problems with repaying student loans. If such debtors are overwhelmed or unable to afford a monthly payment, they should immediately contact the loan servicer. The servicer should provide information regarding any available and recommended options to reduce or postpone a payment…

The pinnacle of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy is the confirmation of a plan of reorganization proposed and executed by the debtor. This requires that the debtor file a plan which is accepted by the required class of creditors prior to the court confirming the plan. The plan will outline the…

Once a bankruptcy case is filed, most creditors are instantly prohibited from continuing collection efforts against a bankruptcy debtor by the “automatic stay.” Car lenders are included in the list of creditors who, because of the automatic stay, may neither commence nor continue collection efforts against a bankruptcy debtor. The…