It’s official, bankruptcy reform in 2005 totally sucked for people with private student loans. Academic research shows lenders won and consumers lost. Here is the abstract from a paper in the Harvard Law & Policy Review by Alexei Alexandrov and Dalie Jimenez that looks at the data of how the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and …
Hey there, I’m Steve from Old Guy Insights. I’ve spent decades helping good people get out of bad debt, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that what we think about bankruptcy doesn’t always match reality. Take this Federal Reserve study, for example. Now, I’ll be honest—it’s a bit dry and academic, but stick …
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, …
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” …