Partner and bankruptcy lawyer Brooklyn Bruce Weiner will participate in a CLE (continuing legal education) teaching panel on Basic Bankruptcy for attorneys on Jan. 29th 2013 at the New York County Lawyers Association, 14 Vesey Street, NY, NY 10007. The course is co-sponsored by Lawline who will be offering a webcast of the event. The …
People often rely on credit cards to pay their bills when their incomes stagnate or drop. To prevent debtors from defaulting or filing bankruptcy, banks have come up with “balance liquidation plans (BLPs),” which are specialized repayment plans for debtors who are no longer able to make the monthly payments. They require the debtor to …
Although most recent news about student loans has revolved around the changes to the Income-Based Repayment plan and the process for obtaining a hardship discharge for federal student loans, one item that may not have gotten as much press as it deserved was the Consume Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) ombudsman’s report on private student loan …
Repossession agents (“Repo Men”) have unusually dangerous jobs. In fact the Repo Times (yes, there is an online publication dedicated to repossession news) has an entire “News” section that reports on the various incidents involving people attacking repossession agents. So, it’s important to remember that these are just people doing their jobs. They may be …
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A few weeks ago in early December, the LA Times ran a story about a man’s strange experience with his condo. Although New Yorkers are more likely to live in coops, condo ownership is on the rise, especially in north Brooklyn, so the story is more relevant now than it was in the past. Apparently, …
Just last week Governor Cuomo went to the national capital asking for $42 billion from the federal government: $32.8 billion to clean up the damage caused by tropical storm Sandy and the remaining $9 billion to help the state prepare for the next disaster. The Huffington Post itemizes the governor’s proposal, and if you do …
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