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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: Can it Save a Home from Foreclosure?
Justin Harelik
January 6, 2017
There are a lot of Americans who have, at one point or another, fallen behind on their mortgage payments. In some cases, the lender or mortgage company may consider working with the homeowner to work out a deal to catch up or get out of an upside down mortgage (i.e. ...
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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Questions: Can I Keep My Car When I File?
Justin Harelik
December 14, 2016
One of the common reasons that people have for putting off filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy even though it is their only choice in their given financial situation, is that they want to keep their car. Most even go so far as to say that they NEED to keep their ...
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Rebuilding Credit: Beware Certain Types of Credit Cards
Justin Harelik
December 31, 2014
Post-bankruptcy the main concern is rebuilding credit that was unavoidably affected by your bankruptcy. When you file, the bankruptcy is a public record and will be listed as such on your credit reports from all of the major credit reporting companies. It stays on the report for years and there’s ...
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