Why Does Bankruptcy Have a Bad Reputation?
Why Does Bankruptcy Have a Bad Reputation? The answer probably goes back to the early days of credit reporting and the criteria lenders used when deciding to make a loan. ...
Study: Coronavirus Led 33% of Americans to Make a Credit-Harming Decision
Per the American Bankruptcy Institute: As the coronavirus persists in the U.S., one-third of Americans have admitted to making at least one financial decision in the last four months of ...
The Dolhancyk Law Firm is Open
We are open to address your legal needs and answer any questions you may have. The recent stay-in-place order by the Georga governor does not apply to certain services, such ...
Foreclosure and Eviction During COVID 19
Yesterday, the federal agency overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the giant government-run finance firms that back the mortgages of 28 million homeowners, ordered a suspension of foreclosures and foreclosure-related ...
Is It Possible To Discharge Student Loans In Bankruptcy In 2018? [updated 2/27/2020]
Student loan debt is now the second-highest category of consumer debt with borrowers owing $1.5 trillion in loans. For many college graduates beginning their careers at entry-level salaries, paying student ...
University of Phoenix Settles with FTC
The University of Phoenix, one of the nation’s largest for-profit college chains, agreed to a $191 million settlement on Tuesday with the Federal Trade Commission, which said the school had ...
What Does Discharge Mean?
What Does My Discharge Order Mean? The most important part of a bankruptcy case for many individual debtors is the bankruptcy discharge – this is the final court order that ...
Can’t Pay Your Car Loan? Here’s What to Do
Can’t Pay Your Car Loan? Here’s What to Do If you are falling behind on your car note, you are not alone. Borrowers are missing car payments now more than ...
10 Steps to Take In the New Year to Get Out of Debt
Starting the New Year in debt can be overwhelming. However, if you look at the New Year as an opportunity to get out of debt, January 1 may actually be ...
Cut the Cable Cord – and Save Money
Have you seen the ads about ditching your cable and saving money? I’m not talking about ditching your cable and switching to satellite. I’m talking about cutting off cable or ...