Category Archives: Banks
Filing for Bankruptcy Can Actually Improve Credit for Atlanta Consumers
Talk about a Catch 22. One of the most common reasons folks don’t file for bankruptcy is the fear that it will ruin their credit, according to Atlanta bankruptcy attorneys. But in many cases, bankruptcy is the one and only way to save your credit score. Let’s say you’ve missed mortgage payments and other bills,… Read More »
Atlanta Consumers Save Money With Virtual Savings Accounts and Automatic Payments
My piggy bank has served me well, but he’s just not cutting it anymore. It’s not that putting money in a jar doesn’t work. Socking away my spare change every week actually helped me pay for college. It’s just that, in this day and age, we don’t really have spare change since we rely on… Read More »
Virtual Saving Accounts Help Chicago Consumers Jumpstart Savings Plans
My mom taught us kids to put our spare change in the piggy bank and it worked. That money helped fund many a spending spree – and even helped pay for (a small part) of my college tuition. Problem is, nowadays much of our spending is done on credit and debit cards. The downside of… Read More »
Bankruptcy Might Offer a Better Way for Chicago Homeowners to Stop Foreclosure
The good news: almost a quarter of a million homes have received lower mortgage payments since the inception of Obama’s foreclosure relief program last year. The bad news: not all of the modifications will last. A rising number of homeowners are defaulting despite receiving cheaper mortgages. Defaults almost doubled last month alone, according to the… Read More »
Atlanta Homeowners Might Find Better Foreclosure Relief with Bankruptcy
What you see is not always what you get – at least when it comes to mortgage modifications, say Atlanta bankruptcy attorneys. At first glance, the government’s foreclosure relief program looks like it’s finally doing some good. Nearly 230,000 mortgages have received modifications through the program so far, according to the New York Times. But… Read More »