A few years ago, I became quite ill and lost my house and car (owe $9K) as well as defaulted on unsecured loan ($12K), telephone bills (under $200) and 2 credit cards (1500). I have one judgment for approx $900 and numerous medical bills. I am now on Social Security Disability and don’t think I’ll …
“Dear Steve, We are seniors in our mid seventy’s very bad health. We have credit card debt because we have had to put medical bills and medicine,plus living expenses. We owe 14,000.00 and having a hard time making minium payments. HELP, our only income is our social security. We don’t know how to handle this. …
“Dear Steve, Married has 3 children and a husband who has a cancer.I’m the only one working and my husband’s SSS was freeze for overpayment ,that made it harder for our finances . I used credit card for most of our bills for payment and now waiting for my bank ( Bank of America ) …
“Dear Steve, Unable to pay all debts after death of husband. Since my husbands death in 2009 I struggled to pay the debts. Finally had to stop paying on four of them. Now, Capital One is taking me to court next week. Will they be able to freeze my bank account since only Soc Sec …
“Dear Steve, Lost job. Depleted Unemployment payments. Living on Social Security only. Cannot pay all debts. I lost my job of 14yrs in 2010. I have depleted all my unemployment and only have Social Security as an income. I am 71 yrs old and cannot find another job. I have $43.000.00 in credit card bills …
“Dear Steve, Old bank secured line of credit loan – already went to court – judgment against me for debt – judge said being on SS is not reason enough to dismiss – was actively working until I had a triple-bypass 5 years ago – haven’t been able to work since then & due to …
Nice little story out on the Public Citizen blog today that had a link to the new Social Security online portal to check your social security benefits. Apparently the Social Security Administration is not going to send out the paper statements any more but you can login to check on your benefits and salary history. …
“Dear Steve, I am in serious financial trouble and need some advice. My family and I have been served a social security overpayment notice for the amount of close to $16,000. The ssa is going to be cancelling my son’s disability and I am trying to work on a payment arrangement with them. As I …
Janika Fernae Bates, a resident of Alabama, was sentenced today in the Middle District of Alabama to 94 months in federal prison for stealing identities of student loan borrowers and providing them to a co-conspirator, who used them to file false tax returns, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. On Sept. 23, …
A trucking company’s owners have been indicted on embezzlement, tax evasion and million dollar fraud charges related to the World Trade Center site clean-up. A thirty-one count indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn this month charging trucking company owners Gerardo P. Fusella and Vincent J. Fusella, Jr., with crimes including embezzlement, mail fraud …