Dealing with Bad Debt
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Establishing Priorities When You Pay Down Debt
If you plan to pay down debt, you need to establish priorities to make sure you are doing so in the most sensible way. If you have excessive debts, ...
Can Debt Mediators Help You?
There are a number of people who struggle with debt and would like to know if it is possible to trust debt mediators to help resolve it. When you go...
Debtor Protection from FIA Card Services Harassment
Under the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, FIA Card Services and other creditors cannot use abusive, deceptive or unfair debt collection ...
Should I File Bankruptcy or Use Debt Settlement?
When considering bankruptcy or debt settlement, there are several factors to keep in mind. Bankruptcy is the process of asking the court system to d...
Debt Settlement
Debt settlement is a legal solution for consumers who are deep in debt and seeking an alternative to bankruptcy. In exchange for a one-time pay...
Chapter 13 Bankrutpcy Debt
There are two bankruptcy provisions for private citizens—Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. Of the two, a Chapter 13 is usually preferable if you qualify f...
Discharging Debt in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Chapter 7 is the “nuclear option” of bankruptcy—essentially, you sell pretty much everything you’ve got and turn out your pockets, then pay ...
Initiate Involuntary Bankruptcy
When a business is owed money by an individual or an entity, the business lender may attempt to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings for a de...
Collecting Small Business Debts
Small businesses have multiple options when deciding how to proceed in collecting a bad debt. Business owners are not subject to the Fair Debt Co...
Bad Debt Collection Services
When a business owns bad debt, there comes a point when the costs associated with trying to collect on the loan exceed the benefit that the lender w...
Securing Property to Collect Bad Debts
In certain situations where a debtor has defaulted or is extremely delinquent, the lender may decide to try and secure the bad debt by seizing the p...
Liens Against Bad Debt
Businesses have multiple options when dealing with bad debts of customers. To be considered a bad debt, the business must have taken all reasonabl...
