According to an article in the Star-Telegram, the Senate reached a compromise on extending the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers which was devised to combat the effects of the foreclosure crisis.

The article said:

“Under the Senate compromise, buyers must have sales agreements in hand by April 30, but they will have until June 30 to go to settlement, the sources said. The measure still faces votes in the full Senate and the …

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According to an article in the Dallas Morning News, the most recent U.S. Census Bureau figures states that Texas leads the nation in the percentage of residents without health insurance.  More than 1 out of every 4 Texans are without health insurance, a total of 6 million residents and Texas leads the nation in the numbers of children who go without health insurance.

The article said:

“…Texas had the nation’s highest percentage of children under 18 without coverage – 17.9 …

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Most people have at least passing knowledge of wage garnishment–the process of deducting money from an employee’s monetary compensation (including salary) as a result of a court order.  Fortunately for those who find themselves in the unfortunate position of having their wages garnished, these payments are limited by federal law to 25 percent of the …

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President Obama just sent his legislative package to Congress to create the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency.  The new agency’s purpose will be to protect consumers from deceptive or confusing practices by financial institutions.  Chances are, however, that many consumers who are currently struggling with financial stress are not likely to see the immediate effects of this …

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Times are tough on everyone right now.  You are a good person in a bad situation, and you probably feel alone and worried about your near-desperate circumstances.  However, if you have been considering working through a “credit counselor”, explore working through an attorney instead.

You hire the attorney to work on YOUR BEHALF.  And you can …

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… not reverse we could see more individual bankruptcies and even a few municipal bankruptcies in states that have been hit particularly hard by declining property tax revenues.

Job losses, foreclosures and a steady loss of property tax revenue have been the underlining factors in many municipalities’ inability to balance their budgets without cutting benefits to residents.  Many states have even recently announced releasing prisoners early as their budgets for safety continue to …

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… will allow bankruptcy judges to modify toxic mortgages.  A similar proposal was defeated in the Senate earlier this year; but we’re hoping that this time legislators will give American homeowners a fighting chance to battle mortgage lenders who are not responsive under the voluntary modification programs.

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… Here is an overview of the decision made by lower courts last year:

In the case of ( Espinosa v. United Student Aid Funds Inc., No. 06-16421, 9th Cir. 10/02/08) the court stated:

“Our long-standing circuit law holds that student loan debts can be discharged by way of a Chapter 13 plan if the creditor does not object, after receiving notice of the proposed plan, Pardee, 193 F.3d at 1086, and that such notice is not constitutionally inadequate. In re Gregory, 705 F.2d at 1123. We find …

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… that will lower its debt by 62 percent.  FairPoint, owns and operates phone companies in 18 states with a total of 1.65 million lines. The company has been struggling to repay its large debt load while its revenues have continued to fall.  Because of this the FairPoint bankruptcy filing has been expected.

The article said:

“The restructuring deal with lenders holding more than half of its outstanding secured debt will allow the company to reduce its debt from $2.7 billion to …

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… workers who qualify can receive up to 79 weeks of unemployment (with the extension) and some states are even considering an additional 13 weeks.  Many jobless Americans are finding that they are unable to find work even after a year of searching. Some Americans have even exhausted their savings, liquidated retirement accounts and other assets just to survive on the paltry unemployment benefits.  It’s important that every person enduring a job loss realize that their period of …

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… The article said:

“That’s a competitive market, where Frontier is up against much larger United Airlines as well as discounter Southwest Airlines Co. United plus its regional partners flew 44.3 percent of Denver’s domestic passengers in July, versus 24.8 percent for Frontier and 15.2 percent for Southwest, according to the airport.”

But after emerging from bankruptcy, Frontier may have just enough financial edge to compete against the big boys in the Denver market. …

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… Mae out of a large slice of the $92 billion university student loan business if passed by the Senate.  Under the bill H.R. 3221 –the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, all new student loans would originate with the Direct Student Loan Program as of July 1, 2010. Many big banks and their supporters are lobbying hard to crush the legislation in the Senate so that it does not become law.  The legislation was inspired by the recent credit crunch that left many students …

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