We call these Zombie homes. This is the home you move out of when you can no longer afford the payment or the home is in terrible disrepair. These homes typically have no equity–they are worth far less than what is owed on the mortgage–and it may not seem possible to sell the home. Real
ConAgra announced today that it was cutting 1,500 jobs from its Omaha workforce and that it would move the company headquarters to Chicago. 1,200 workers will remain in Omaha for now, but over time those jobs will probably disappear as well. That giant sucking sound you just heard was about $100 million of payroll leaving
I still remember being in the bankruptcy meeting room waiting for my client’s turn to see the Chapter 7 Trustee. What I saw was a classic mistake made by young and inexperienced bankruptcy attorneys.
Trustee: So how long have you owned the painting supply business?
Debtor: About 8 years.
Trustee: I see that you rent
The Nebraska Court of Appeals has issued an important decision that clarifies the right to set aside default judgments, regardless of how old the judgment is, when the defendant had no actual service of the lawsuit papers. Well, the issue is now clear, except when it is not clear, which is to say I’m confused
Medical debts account for nearly 62% of all bankruptcy cases filed according to a Harvard study. The actual number may be even higher since medical debts turn into credit card debts and mortgage debts as people try to pay off debt collectors. Although some medical debts are incurred when a person is temporarily uninsured,
