In 2012, the Federal Reserve and the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) ordered 14 US mortgage banks to begin individual file reviews, citing

Nearly two years after we stopped paying our mortgage, our foreclosure finally happened. In reviewing the paperwork, it was in the works for 17 months.

Misconceptions that bankruptcy and foreclosure are interminable sentences of doom are very common, but are outdated and not necessarily true. Here are some of the

A couple of months ago I interviewed for a new job at a big broadcasting company. They extended a verbal offer that was contingent on

I’m afraid that even in these times of record numbers of bankruptcy and foreclosure filings — primarily by good people with good intentions who are

In the process of our Chapter 7 bankruptcy, we’ve had a bit of confusion over what to do with our car loans. As with other

Dubya Bush’s Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, the first overhaul of US personal bankruptcy law in more than 25 years, actually

Shortly after we filed our initial Chapter 13 case, Tony’s unemployment compensation ran out. We went through with the 341 hearing because it was already

So, this is what foreclosure looks like. Chances are, there’s a house like this in your neighborhood. Sad, isn’t it? Our beloved home is currently