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AVOIDING A DEBT COLLECTOR SCAM
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in How to Deal With Creditor Harassment on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. While creditor harassment is a big issue in the U.S. scams are also a source of strife among those in this country. In...
3 WAYS TO DETECT A FAKE DEBT COLLECTOR
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in How to Deal With Creditor Harassment on Saturday, July 22, 2017. One of the most annoying and sometimes frightening phone calls that a person can get is one from a person trying to collect on a debt....
$11M FORECLOSURE FRAUD LANDS 3 PEOPLE IN PRISON
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in How to Deal With Creditor Harassment on Monday, July 31, 2017. Three residents from another state have found themselves facing prison time after engaging in an $11 million scheme. According to the report,...
A STATE’S LARGEST DEBT COLLECTOR TO PAY $1M RESTITUTION FOR FRAUD
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in How to Deal With Creditor Harassment on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. The largest debt collection agency in another state has agreed to pay $1 million in a consent judgment entered into with the state's...
HANDLING CALLS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in How to Deal With Creditor Harassment on Thursday, August 31, 2017. People who are behind on their debts are often stressed, busy and low on money. This does not seem like a very good time for them to receive...
CONSUMERS CURSED OUT AND THREATENED BY A FAKE DEBT COLLECTOR
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in How to Deal With Creditor Harassment on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. According to a report from the Federal Trade Commission, one debt collection company is in big trouble after making harassing phone calls...
ANOTHER CALL FROM AN ANGRY DEBT COLLECTOR? CONSIDER THESE OPTIONS
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in How to Deal With Creditor Harassment on Friday, September 15, 2017. If a Florida resident is experiencing financial difficulty in life, there's no reason he or she should have to put up with harassment. Yet,...
CHAPTER 13 DEBTOR DENIED OWNERSHIP-COST DEDUCTION IN RULING
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Friday, January 14, 2011. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Chapter 13 debtors cannot take advantage of ownership-cost deductions for vehicles they own free and clear. The ruling was...
HARRY & DAVID PLANS TO REORGANIZE UNDER BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Harry & David, the popular gourmet food company, announced earlier this week that the company has filed for bankruptcy protection. Bankruptcy proceedings began...
COMPANY FILES BANKRUPTCY IN FLORIDA IN HOPES TO RESTRUCTURE DEBT
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Monday, May 9, 2011. Some people may assume that filing for bankruptcy implies that an individual is choosing not to repay his or her debt. This belief may prevent many...
STORY ENDS FOR BORDERS, BANKRUPTCY TO MOVE TO LIQUIDATION PROCESS
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Earlier this year, Borders Group Inc, announced that the company was filing for bankruptcy protection. The second-largest U.S. bookstore chain commented that the company...
BANKRUPTCY COURT REPORTS DROP IN SOUTH FLORIDA FILINGS
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Following a trend we reported regarding bankruptcy filings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Florida last month, the number of individuals in the...
T-BOZ FILES FOR CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY TWICE THIS YEAR
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Wednesday, December 14, 2011. Last month we wrote about singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins filing for bankruptcy. As it turns out, the Chapter 13 filing by the former member of popular R&B group...
FLORIDA FAMILY FACING FORECLOSURE RECEIVES HELPING HAND
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Friday, December 23, 2011. Historically, a major reason for filing for bankruptcy has been insurmountable medical bills. While the past few years the economy has caused many...
CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY FILING BY ‘T-BOZ’ DISMISSED
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Thursday, February 23, 2012. In previous posts we wrote about the former member of R& B group TLC, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins filing for bankruptcy. In February 2011, the singer filed...
FOLLOW BANKRUPTCY COUNSELING RULES BEFORE COURT APPEARANCES
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Friday, May 4, 2012. The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (2005), the first major bankruptcy law reform in two decades, requires all filers to have...
AVOIDING FINANCIAL PROBLEMS AFTER DECLARING BANKRUPTCY
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Friday, May 18, 2012. Miami residents facing bankruptcy can be forgiven if they're worried that their financial health will never be strong again. However, as a recent story by the San...
SURVEY REVEALS MEDICAL BILLS AND CREDIT CARD DEBT GO HAND-IN-HAND
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Historically, medical bills and credit card debt have been a catalyst for individuals throughout the Miami area to file for bankruptcy. Though the past few years, job...
EMERGENCY SAVINGS COULD PREVENT BANKRUPTCIES
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. No one wants to think about the possibility of losing one's livelihood. Many residents of the Miami area are included in this group. Nonetheless,...
MEDICAL DEBT CAN INFLUENCE CREDIT SCORES
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Friday, July 6, 2012. Many people believe that medical debt has no effect on their credit score. Although appearing not very different from other types of unsecured debt, medical debts seldom...
CONSUMER BANKRUPTCIES DOWN IN SOUTH FLORIDA
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Wednesday, July 18, 2012. For many individuals living in South Florida who are dealing with an overwhelming debt, it can feel as if there are few options. In most cases...
WOMAN’S CIRCUMSTANCES LEADS JUDGE TO DISCHARGE DEBT
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Wednesday, August 1, 2012. Most Miami residents are aware that the purpose consumers file for bankruptcy under either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 is to discharge debt that they are, for whatever...
MOTHER OF GOLD MEDALIST FILED FOR CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Wednesday, August 8, 2012. Individuals residing in Miami who are struggling financially but feel that filing for bankruptcy is akin to giving up, may change their minds after learning about the...
SOUTH FLORIDA SEES ANOTHER DROP IN BANKRUPTCIES IN JULY
On behalf of Law Offices of Patrick L. Cordero, PA posted in Chapter 13 on Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Residents of Southern Florida are likely all too aware of the financial issues those around them have been dealing with. For a time, there seemed to be no end to the...