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A recent quarterly Household Debt and Credit Report published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reports that consumers ended 2014 owing nearly twelve trillion dollars.

Most people plan to retire when they reach a certain age or when they start receiving their Social Security benefits, thus leaving the stress of working everyday behind.   Retirement brings with it its own stresses, especially if you have not saved adequately throughout your working career to support your lifestyle.  Saving for retirement in today's economy may seem like an enormous obstacle.

To some, this may sound like a foolish question.  After all, why would someone need to file bankruptcy if they earn a lot of money?  Wouldn’t someone who makes a good income be abusing the system if they filed for bankruptcy?  The answer is that everything is relative.  It really doesn't matter how much money someone makes i

We see many potential clients whose biggest issue is that their wages are being garnished by one or more creditors.  The potential clients ask whether bankruptcy can stop the garnishments.  The answer is yes!

In what should turn out to be very good news for consumers throughout the country, an agreement was announced by all three of the major credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union) (CRAs) with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.  This agreement will change the way that the credit reporting agencies handle errors and list unpaid medical bills as part of the broadest industry overhaul in many years.

Sometimes, clients are hesitant about including creditors when seeking debt relief. One reason is that they believe the creditor has their best interests in mind. It is not uncommon for people to believe that their creditors are their friends when that could not be further from the truth.

President Obama is expected to speak about payday lending when he gives a speech at Lawson State Community College today in Birmingham.  Reports state that U.S.

I am asked this question quite a lot around this time of year.  It is natural for clients to use tax refund money to pay a loan to a family member. Many times that is why the family member made the loan; they were promised that they would be paid back with tax refund money.

The answer is maybe. If you are struggling with large student loan balances, you’re not alone. The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau estimates that approximately 40 million Americans owe student loans with the average debt owed totaling $29,000.00. And many student loan borrowers owe balances much more than the average.