Last updated May 14, 2018. You’ve fallen behind on your mortgage and now your home is in foreclosure. At the sheriff’s sale, the bank will try to sell the home for as much as it can get. If it sells for less than you owe, you may be liable to pay the difference. But what… Read more »
If you’re struggling to make ends meet, you may be facing tough choices. Pay the mortgage or pay the credit card bill? When making that decision, consider how each of these debts is treated in bankruptcy. In the United States, the federal bankruptcy laws are set up to allow debtors a fresh start. Accordingly, there… Read more »
Last updated Oct. 30, 2017. It’s no secret — when you’ve fallen behind on a debt, the gloves come off. Creditors will go to great lengths trying to collect on past-due accounts. Collection phone calls to relatives and friends are not uncommon and only add to an already stressful situation. Especially if your parents are… Read more »
Last updated Aug. 31, 2017. Bankruptcy is designed to help you get back on sound financial footing. That can’t happen if you still have to worry about creditors garnishing your wages or foreclosing on your home. So, bankruptcy comes with some serious protection against creditors trying to collect. The automatic stay is the most important… Read more »
Last updated Dec. 29, 2017. “Foreclosure” is simply a term used to describe the legal process used by your mortgage company, or any other mortgage lender (such as a bank), to take possession of your home. A foreclosure is really just a lawsuit in which the mortgage company is suing you to take your house…. Read more »
Last updated July 28, 2017. Yes, filing for bankruptcy will stop foreclosure in Ohio, or any other state for that matter, at least on a temporary basis. The minute a bankruptcy case is filed, an injunction known as the automatic stay springs in to place. The automatic stay is an order of the bankruptcy court… Read more »
Last updated March 29, 2018. The foreclosure process is complex and intimidating. When will you have to leave? When is it too late to reverse the process? How long does foreclosure take in Ohio? If you’re worried about losing your home to foreclosure, check out this guide to the foreclosure process in Ohio. Ohio Foreclosure… Read more »
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