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Have you been struggling with debt but are afraid to seek bankruptcy counsel? So many times people who are struggling financially only turn to Bankruptcy as a last resort, as should be the case.

Many people worry about how filing a bankruptcy case will affect their home.  As long as your case is carefully planned out ahead of time, you can typically file for bankruptcy relief without affecting your mortgage or your home.

Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that in January to June of 2017, supervisory actions resulted in $14 million for over 104,000 consumers.  "The Bureau’s recent supervision work has returned $14 million to more than 100,000 consumers, and found companies deceiving consumers and violating the law," CFPB Director Richard Cordray stated.

Security clearance issues are common place in the news these days.  The news covers a lot of areas.

Mandatory arbitration provisions are once again at the forefront of policy discourse on Capitol Hill as government agency heads and members of Congress grapple with how to best balance the interests of both companies and consumers. But there doesn’t seem to be much hope for one side of the debate, as Congress is set to overturn a rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in July of this year.

Americans are drowning in student loan debt.  More than 3,000 people default on their federal student loans every day.  It takes around 20 years for the average student loan borrower to pay off their loans.  Today, there are over 44 million Americans with a total student loan debt of $1.4 trillion.  But what happens if you can’t make the necessary payments?

It is estimated that 500,000 insurance claims on damaged automobiles will be filed as a result of Hurricane Harvey alone.  Given that Hurricane Irma engulfed the entire state of Florida, the number of hurricane damaged vehicles there can be expected to be immense as well.  According to the Chicago Tribune,

In my blog today, I thought I would discuss generally who is eligible for Social Security retirement and work-related disability benefits.

Often, I consult with prospective and existing clients who are involved in a lawsuit. Normally, their first question is exactly how a bankruptcy case affects a lawsuit. The answer to that question depends on several factors.