Monthly Archives: October 2015

Consumer Bankruptcy and a Stable Society: The Positive Effects of Bankruptcy Protection

by Michael H. Schwartz
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Bankruptcy can provide a fresh financial start for honest consumers struggling with debt, and recent studies have shown that filing for bankruptcy has a generally positive effect on both the person filing as well as society as a whole. Many …

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Report on HAMP Finds Banks Still Mistreating Mortgage Borrowers

by Michael H. Schwartz
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The creation of the federal Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) was intended to help homeowners keep their homes in the face of the mortgage crisis and the end of the nationwide housing bubble. A recent report on the program’s progress, …

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