What is a Reaffirmation Agreement?
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Income & Expenses of the Non-Debtor Spouse
The Danger of Valuing Real Estate in a Seller’s Market
Wells Fargo Using Arbitration Clause to Dismiss Fake Account Cases
Wells Fargo is asking courts to dismiss lawsuits brought by customers for damages caused by fake accounts created by bank employees because of arbitration clauses signed by those customers when they opened bank accounts.
A typical arbitration clause contained in the fine print of bank account agreements looks like this:
ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
Binding Arbitration. You
Why Long-Term Financial Goals Are So Important
Do you know where you want to be in 20 years? What does that picture look like?
When facing debt problems, it is very important to envision what you want your financial life to look like in 20 years. Because when you fail to have a clear vision of what the ideal life looks like,
Chapter 13 Success Rate Greater Than Credit Counseling Plans
Do Chapter 13 payment plans really work? How many customers actually finish the plan and become debt free? How does it stack up to other options like consumer credit repayment plans? If you don’t know how likely a plan of action will succeed, how do you know what to do?
Historically, only one in three
Has Wells Fargo Committed Bankruptcy Fraud?
Wells Fargo Bank has admitted to opening millions of customer accounts and credit card accounts without customer authorization since 2005. Stories have emerged of a bank gone wild where employees working in an intense sales culture felt pressured to open new accounts to meet sales quotas.
Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $185 million in