Tag Archives: bankruptcy reform

Bankruptcy Filings Spike With Tax Refunds

A recent paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research has found that tax refunds create a spike in bankruptcy filings by as much as 7 percent. The reasoning behind this spike is due to households needing to file bankruptcy but not having the cash on hand to actually declare bankruptcy. The tax refunds actually [...]

Bankruptcy Becoming More Common Among Upper Middle Class Out of Necessity

For the past few years I’ve been suggesting bankruptcy more and more as a solution to people in trouble. I’ve written about my position, “I Suggest Bankruptcy Too Often, So Say Some“, and I receive my fair share of criticism about the amount of times I suggest bankruptcy. An article out today, full of data, [...]

Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Stand Behind Government Plan to Allow Bankruptcy Judges to Modify Mortgages

The following statement was issued today on behalf of the 3,500-member National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) by bankruptcy attorney and NACBA president Carey Ebert of Fort Worth, TX: “At a time when an estimated 6,600 American families are losing their homes to foreclosure every day, we welcome the Obama Administration’s support for changes [...]

Bankruptcy Judges Should Have the Power to Modify Mortgages

The sagging home values are drawing attention to a gaping hole in bankruptcy protection, the ability for U.S. bankruptcy judges to be able to modify the terms of a mortgage to keep people in their homes that want to pay. A couple of recent article really caught my eye, “Delahunt: Empower judges to modify mortgages” [...]