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San Jose Bankruptcy Attorneys and NACBA Propose Principal Paydown Plan for Chapter 13 to Help Struggling Homeowners

By Jon G. Brooks | Published: November 20, 2011
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In my San Jose bankruptcy practice, I meet with homeowners nearly everyday who are struggling to stay in their homes because of the foreclosure crisis. Many of them are in their 30s and 40s, and, as recently reported by NPR, disproportionately affected by steep declines in their home’s value because they had the unlucky misfortune [...]

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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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