Category Archives: Debt

Last year at around this time, there was a lot of noise in the media about the student loan crisis. The alarm was set by deadline to double student loan rates across the board to 6.8%. All student loan rates are set to double on July 1st if there is no agreement to change the Continue Reading

WHAT TYPE OF LOANS CAN YOU QUALIFY FOR? Many people are under the impression that a bankruptcy or low credit score can hold you back from securing loans with lending organizations or banks. Bankruptcy Law Professionals would like you to know that you have the potential to secure any loan you may be interested in Continue Reading

What does it mean if a 2nd mortgage on real estate is “charged-off”? If you had a Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC) on your home or if you had a purchase money 2nd loan that was not paid, some banks will charge-off the debt. This designation can be seen on a credit report Continue Reading

Many families and individuals who are dealing with an upside down mortgaged home and an unaffordable mortgage payment have sought relief via loan modification. Unfortunately, there are major financial institutions that continue to entertain the possibility of a loan modification while they also simultaneously pursue a foreclosure through a foreclosure sale or auction. It is Continue Reading

In the recent months, foreclosure postponement or foreclosure cancellation has seen a dramatic increase. California foreclosure cancellations were up 62.1 percent from September to October, and 36.7 percent compared to last year in September. There is speculation that this spike is due to banks committing to prevention of dual tracking of homes that are both Continue Reading

If you are asking yourself whether you have enough credit card debt to file for bankruptcy, now may be the right time for you to do it. Putting off a bankruptcy will only place you in a more and more urgent position to get your bankruptcy filed. There is no specific minimum amount of credit Continue Reading

If you are in the process of a short sale, a bankruptcy may be the next step after your short sale to shore up all of your debt and help your credit improve. Today, a short sale seems commonplace among the Riverside and Orange County areas. Southern California has taken a significant impact from the Continue Reading

If you haven’t read the latest official guidelines for the revamped HARP 2 or HARP 2.0 program, here they are: The mortgage must be owned or guaranteed by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. The mortgage must have been sold to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on or before May 31, 2009. The mortgage cannot have Continue Reading

Many members of our community in Southern California are looking to bankruptcy to relieve financial problems with medical bills. If you have ever had a medical emergency without proper medical insurance, you know that medical costs are very expensive. Many people who are getting by on unemployment or low wages in the wake of the Continue Reading

Recently, we have seen the cities in California make the news for filing for bankruptcy protection. Stockton recently made headlines with this and now Mammoth Lakes. If you are in California, chances are, you have enjoyed the Mammoth ski resorts at one time or another. We’ve watched Mammoth Lakes’ growth over the years from the Continue Reading