Category Archives: Consumer Protection

The Bankruptcy Automatic Stay Stops Bully Collectors in Their Tracks

By Jon G. Brooks | Published: November 6, 2011
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Whether you have even considered filing Chapter 13 or Chapter 7 bankruptcy yet, if you have ever been more than 90 days late paying a credit card, then you may have already suffered the indignity of an aggressive bill collector’s call. If you haven’t yet, but you can’t make all your credit card payments, you’ll [...]

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Move Your Money Out of the Big Banks

By Jon G. Brooks | Published: October 23, 2011
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Would you continue to patronize a restaurant that offered shoddy service and food that made you sick? Or a plumber who always arrived late, charged twice what he quoted you over the phone and kicked your dog as he left your house? Would you send your kids to a preschool where the teachers gave special [...]

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