Section 523(a)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code contains exceptions for discharge of debts that are fraudulently incurred. This section has two subsections, (A) and (B), which, though similar in a lot [...]
You hear the commercials all the time: get a loan from us to consolidate all your debts into one payment that will be lower than what you’re now paying. Lower payments! Why [...]
Often the only interaction a debtor has with the whole judicial process called bankruptcy comes at the meeting of creditors, sometimes called a “341 Meeting” because it is held [...]
A Boulder, Colorado, spinal surgeon reportedly reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors after she was charge with bankruptcy fraud. Cathleen Van Buskirk was indicted last December and charged [...]
Ever since the 2005 amendments to the Bankruptcy Code, the phrase “means test” has struck fear in the hearts of bankruptcy attorneys and debtors alike. The words “means [...]
Parkprovo, LLC, which owns the Seven Peaks water park in Provo, Utah, which has operated for over 20 years, filed bankruptcy last month, putting the summer season in doubt. The filing was [...]
This is always a big question on people’s minds when they finally make the decision to file bankruptcy. Who should they tell? Who must they tell? Who will find out and how? First of all the [...]
When most people think of bankruptcy they think of a person who is insolvent. “Insolvency” has two definitions for bankruptcy. One is the inability to pay your debts as they become [...]
Coming to the realization that your debt situation might be unmanageable and you have to consider bankruptcy is usually difficult. But then it only compounds when you realize you have no idea [...]
In September 2016, banking giant Wells Fargo paid $185 million to settle claims that it opened credit card accounts in customers’ names without the customers’ authorization or even [...]
