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My Wife and I Got Multiple 1099-C Forms for the Same Debt
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Maybe you’re buying or selling real estate, trying to resolve a dispute with a neighbor, starting a...
Student Loan Debt a Factor in Woman Robbing Parent Teacher Group?
An Arizona woman, who was also a cafeteria cook at Monte Vista Elementry School in Arizona was...
How Much Does It Cost to Refinance a Mortgage?
As a homeowner makes monthly payments on a mortgage, each payment typically contains a mixture of...
CFPB Goes After Debt Settlement Company Pushing Loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) yesterday filed suit against a debt settlement...
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War of Many Words Between GM Law Firm and Others and Attorney...
Don’t be shocked, but when it comes to the debt relief industry, it can get very nasty, very...
Jay Singh and American Financial Support Services End With a...
American Financial Support Services (AFSS) was one of the companies that were sucked up in the...
Put a Fork in NASCO Suit Against the CFPB
It appears the suit filed by the National Association of Credit Services Organizations (NASCO)...
Consumer Complaints Are a Chance to Shine or be in the Crosshairs
The new Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is signaling what I’ve...
Student Loan Bankruptcy Discharge
Bankruptcy Judge – “This Student Loan Case Fits the...
In Goodvin v. Educational Credit Management Corporation, Judge Dale Somers, a Kansas bankruptcy...
Do I Have to Include My Tax Return in My Adversary Proceeding?
Question: I am currently pursuing an adversary proceeding on student loans against the DOE, and...
Bankruptcy Judges Eliminates Federal Student Loans Without IDR...
Seth Koeut was born in Cambodia and came to the United States as a child. Like many immigrants, he...
A Bankruptcy Court Eliminates Grandmother’s Student Loans
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CFPB Hits Unlawful Student Loan Debt-Relief Scheme
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today sued a student loan debt relief company, its...
Are the Scammers Now Getting Scammed?
American Financial Support Services was shutdown for bad acts by the Federal Trade Commission. They...
You Thought it Was Over. It’s Not Over with CFPB and...
Back in May the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered a stipulated final judgment and...
Student Loan Relief Operation Owes $107 Million to Consumers But...
It appears Premier Student Loan Center has come to an agreement with the Consumer Financial...
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