Jay Fleischman – Shaev & Fleischman LLP

After denial of discharge in a bankruptcy case, can you file a new Chapter 7? New York bankruptcy lawyer Jay S. Fleischman discusses the lay of the land. For more information visit Jay's site at www.ConsumerHelpCentral.com or…more

Before the Court is an order to show cause brought on motion of the United StatesTrustee (the “UST”) as to why the law firm of Brice, Vander, Linden & Wernick, P.C. (the“Brice Firm”) and Lawrence J. Buckley (“Buckley”), an…more

Is filing for bankruptcy a matter of convenience, or of necessity? A recent New Yorker article by James Surowiecki likely thinks he’s being sympathetic to the plight of people with bill problems, but his words sound…more

When a loved one dies, they often leave behind debt. Depending on their financial situation at the time of death, those debt problems may need to be resolved before the estate can be closed out. Debt collectors have new…more

Debt collectors are subject to the law just like anyone else. The reports of debt collection abuse are again on the rise. If you are being harassed by a debt collector, you should familiarize yourself with what they are allowed…more

Pull your credit report and find a debt that you’ve never heard of? What do you do to make sure the world knows about your confusion? Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: A debt collector may not use any false,…more

InsideARM.com, a trade publication for debt collectors, announced that debt collection agency United Recovery Systems, LP (URS) will be acquired by private equity firm Audax Group. According to the story: Houston-based URS…more

Business owners who are thinking about filing for personal bankruptcy may think about closing down their business before doing so – either by sale or merely by shutting the doors altogether. It’s important to always keep one…more

The current economic crisis is making the debt collectors scared. When there’s no money to put food on the table, even a favorable judgment through the courts means nothing. The judgment by itself doesn't get you paid, according…more

When consumers have bill problems and are thrown into collection, the law stands on their side. But the problem is that all too often, consumers do nothing to protect their rights. Last week, the Federal Trade Commission…more

Yes, either that or vehicle debt, which have been handled like mortgage debt that brought the foreclosure and economic crises we are in. I mean packaged and sliced and diced and marketed into securitized trusts with derivatives…more

You’re looking for bankruptcy information online and stumble across a website with what appears to be relevant information. Do you trust it? How do you know? You’ve asked yourself this a million times as you surf the net –…more

Legislation has been introduced in Congress to limit credit card interest rates. In other action, credit card companies, which already have made big moves in lowering the amount of credit card debt they will lend, are…more

How can you get money from Citibank? Well, not by asking for it. Like the unsolicited credit card applications that used to flow to our mailboxes by the hundreds of millions every year, this offer from Citibank, to pay you to…more

If you're thinking about filing Chapter 7 in New York, you've probably wondered whether or not you will get to keep your car after you receive your discharge. If you're like most of us, you'll still have a job to go to every…more