Debt Collectors Continue To Violate The Law
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Seventy-five percent of consumers said debt collectors ignored their requests to stop calling, according to a survey released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which detailed “troubling” practices in the multi billi
Health Care Costs Number One Cause of Bankruptcy for American Families
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Friday, January 20, 2017
The cost of health care is a major concern for nearly all Americans and there is no shortage of health care related news coverage recently. Understandably, there are lots of questions and forecasts about what might be about to happen.
Money, Money, Money
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Thursday, January 19, 2017
Recent news reports indicate there are eight men in the world who hold the same amount of money as half of the world. The organization Oxfam reports that in the U.S. 1% of the population controls 42% of the wealth. Some notable names included in this group are:
Throw Those Bags of Failure and Regret Overboard
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Wednesday, January 18, 2017
The Ringling Brothers Circus Closing after More Than 100 Years
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Tuesday, January 17, 2017
New Attorney Fee Ceiling for Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Cases filed in Mississippi: “What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Monday, January 16, 2017
There’s an old saying that most people have heard before: “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.” But what does that phrase mean? Simply put, what’s fair for one person should be fair for the other.
Macy’s, an American Icon, Announces Nationwide Closures and Cutbacks
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Friday, January 13, 2017
Sears Holding Corporation to Close down 150 Stores in Early 2017
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Thursday, January 12, 2017
Conversion to Chapter 7 Bankruptcy from Chapter 13
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Wednesday, January 11, 2017
At this time of year in particular, we often see a large number of Chapter 13 clients that are considering converting to a Chapter 7 case. At the start of the New Year, people often re-evaluate where they are financially, and with many people receiving their i
Former Students Seek to Become Creditors in ITT's Bankruptcy
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Tuesday, January 10, 2017
I previously blogged about the issues that led ITT Technical Institute to close its doors and file for bankruptcy. Now, five former ITT students have filed a class action complaint against ITT in its bankruptcy proceeding. The class action is filed on behalf ITT students who were harmed by ITT’s con