Car talk’s not very cheerful these days. According to Experian Automotive, nearly $25 billion in car loans are past due, and many car dealerships have closed their doors, with others on the verge of doing the same. Back in September, Read More
People under great financial strain sometimes grasp at any offer of help, trying at all costs, to avoid bankruptcy. All too often, that’s all those poor people get – all costs. As a bankruptcy attorney in Indiana for the past Read More
I was so interested in the recent news story about of Aubrey McClendon, the billionaire who lost billions of dollars just two weeks ago (see Bankruptcy Can Loom Even For a Billionaire), I started looking around the Internet for more Read More
Just two weeks ago, the unbelievable happened in Oklahoma City. As a bankruptcy attorney in Indiana for almost twenty-five years, I’m used to the fact that life’s reversals can drive even the once well-to-do to the brink of bankruptcy. In Read More
Even though I’m a bankruptcy attorney only in the state of Indiana, in order to stay current on bankruptcy matters, I like to read up on bankruptcy court cases from other states. One recent case that was appealed to a Read More
One of the questions that comes up in just about every conversation I have with Indiana clients is whether filing bankruptcy automatically means losing one’s home. In fact, months ago, in my blog Foreclosures And Bankruptcy – Do They Always Read More
As an Indiana bankruptcy attorney who’s always blogging about the importance of job growth in our state, I need to remind readers of the crucially important role small Indiana businesses play in providing job opportunities. Statistics from the U.S. Census Read More
Ever on the alert for news about the Indiana economy and about our job markets, I follow the Inside Indiana Business news on TV and online. Just the other day in my Indiana bankruptcy blog, I had mentioned our state’s Read More
As Anna Nicole Smith, Vickie Lynn Hogan led a life filled with excitement and tragedy. As I’ve explained many times in earlier blogs, I read many different types of publications in order to keep up with any news that can Read More
Interesting: I’d just blogged about how adult sons and daughters sometimes go into debt in order to help keep parents in a retirement community (see Is It Parents Or Children Doing The Driving – Down The Road To Bankruptcy?), comparing Read More
We know most parents would do anything and everything for their children, even after those children are grown. We know, too, that an alarming number of the elderly are sinking into debt after spending down their own retirement money helping Read More
The holiday season’s upon us, and so are the gift cards. Merchants small and large are selling the colorful plastic cards. There are some $50 billion worth a year in gift cards sold by retailers in the U.S.. In healthier Read More