Should You Buy a Car Prior to Filing Chapter 13?

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You may want to consider buying a car prior to filing your Chapter 13 bankruptcy case. Filing bankruptcy isn’t a matter of going to your bankruptcy lawyer’s office, plunking your money down, and signing a few documents. It involves planning. First, there’s the obvious need to determine what chapter you should file under-typically 7 or […]

Can I Discharge Payday Loans in My Bankruptcy?

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Payday loans can be dangerous forms of credit. Interest rates are astronomically high (according to an FDIC advisory, between 300 and 1000 percent when calculated annually), a significant number of payday loan customers take out multiple loans per year, and it’s difficult to determine a legitimate company from a fly-by-night business front. Many customers get […]