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Take Stock of Fiscal Health for National Financial Literacy Month

Law Offices of Robert M. Geller, P.A.

Apr 8th, 2013

April is National Financial Literacy Month. No matter what your financial situation is, it is well worth your while to take some time to brush up on your financial skills. Being an informed and educated consumer can help you stay on top of your finances and can help you avoid troublesome financial traps like payday […]

Tags: Budgeting, Credit Card Debt, Fees, Interest

A Cautionary Tale About Debt Consolidation

Law Offices of Robert M. Geller, P.A.

Mar 28th, 2013

Debt Relief

There is absolutely no doubt that getting calls or letters from a number of different collectors or collection agencies at once is beyond frustrating. It is hard to keep track of just how many bills will have to be paid each month, when and how much the payment will have to be. This is why […]

Tags: Debt Consolidation, Personal Loan, Refinance

Protest Group Strikes Medical Debt for 1,064 Individuals

Law Offices of Robert M. Geller, P.A.

Mar 18th, 2013

Debt Relief

Occupy Wall Street is a protest group that has emerged amidst the economic recession. Whether our readers agree with the group or not, they have made themselves known. Now, offshoots of the group have sprouted that have done things that made headlines. One of these offshoots is a group that calls themselves “Strike Debt.” The […]

CFPB Wants Non-Bank Student Loan Collections under Umbrella

Law Offices of Robert M. Geller, P.A.

Mar 15th, 2013

Debt Relief

Banks have been under strict scrutiny in the wake of the housing crisis that involved allegations of predatory lending, robo-signing and a combination of other factors. A consumer watchdog group has also put the large banks that collect student loan payments whether private or ones that are backed by the government. The group ensures that […]

Tags: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Debt Collectors, Student Loans

Money Now, Big Bill later for some with Payday Loans

Law Offices of Robert M. Geller, P.A.

Mar 7th, 2013

Chapter 13

Payday loans are a way for those who know that they have money coming but who have bills now. They can certainly help some people who need the cash on hand, but the money comes with some very serious risk — which has landed even money conscious people in financial trouble. The way that payday […]

Tags: Chapter 13, Loan Penalties, Payday Loans

With Feds Setting the Rates, Student Borrowers Can’t Refinance

Law Offices of Robert M. Geller, P.A.

Feb 22nd, 2013

Debt Relief

Interest rates are at the lowest that they have been in a long time. A lot of people who purchased a home before the housing crisis signed a fixed rate mortgage at rates as high as 8.0 to 9.0 percent in the 1990s. Now, a lot of those people who are able to are taking […]

Liquidation, Reorganization; What’s the Real Difference? II

Law Offices of Robert M. Geller, P.A.

Feb 11th, 2013

Personal Bankruptcy

Personal bankruptcy is the topic of this blog and differences between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 filings the focus of this series. Our last post gave a little more explanation about what liquidation means in the Chapter 7 process. This post will focus on Chapter 13 — the reorganization bankruptcy. Chapter 13 is called the […]

Liquidation, reorganization; what’s the real difference?

Law Offices of Robert M. Geller, P.A.

Feb 5th, 2013

Personal Bankruptcy

Unmanageable debt is something that can hit those that make minimum wage and those that are considered high-income earners. It can affect small businesses, large corporations, investors and entrepreneurs. Bankruptcy is a place where they can turn to get things back under control, but there are four chapters that apply to individuals and businesses: Chapter […]

Lawsuits Filed against Casey Anthony in Florida Lead to Chapter 7

Law Offices of Robert M. Geller, P.A.

Jan 29th, 2013

Chapter 7

Casey Anthony became a well-known name in the Florida area as well as across the country. Her criminal trial caused immense controversy and intense feelings. Whatever individuals feel, the fact stands that a jury acquitted her of the charges that would have sent her to prison and found her guilty of lying about the disappearance […]

Tags: Bankruptcy, Chapter 7, Civil Judgment, Lawsuit, Legal Fees, Taxes

Tampa Bankruptcy Law Blog

Take Stock of Fiscal Health for National Financial Literacy Month

A Cautionary Tale About Debt Consolidation

Protest Group Strikes Medical Debt for 1,064 Individuals

CFPB Wants Non-Bank Student Loan Collections under Umbrella

Money Now, Big Bill later for some with Payday Loans

With Feds Setting the Rates, Student Borrowers Can’t Refinance

Liquidation, Reorganization; What’s the Real Difference? II

Liquidation, reorganization; what’s the real difference?

Lawsuits Filed against Casey Anthony in Florida Lead to Chapter 7

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