Hello everyone! I’m Attorney Louis Haskell, and I’m coming to you today from the beautiful Kinsman Cliffs overlooking Echo Lake in Franconia State Park. The air is getting cooler, and a few leaves are starting to change, which means fall is just around the corner. And with fall comes something I look forward to every […]
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A client of mine sent me the attached solicitation today. She wanted to know if this was legitimate. It is probably a legitimate solicitation if that is a thing. It is not associated with the bankruptcy court. There are companies that sell lists of contacts to marketers. Among the lists that they sell are people
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I recently recorded a 6-part video series on small businesses struggling through COVID-19 (videos attached). I have been helping individuals and small businesses in financial distress for over 30 years. The questions that clients are asking me are not new. Thanks to the CARES act and other stimulus programs, some of the answers are new.
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I post this every year as my favorite fall payment plan. I have posted it on Facebook, but I have not posted it on my website this year. In the mean time, my mailbox and email box are full of all kinds of “Black Friday” specials so I will have one of my own. As
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I had the pleasure the other day of reading an article on a website called nerdwallet.com called “When Bankruptcy is the Best Option”. It raised a number of issues that I would like to take the opportunity to expound upon. It also cited two of my favorite Federal Reserve articles, one published by the Federal
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This question came in my email today, and I am going to answer it here: Question Detail: Can I rent my house to someone in need if I filed bankruptcy and the case has been discharged for 3 years but bank has done nothing yet with the house? Answer: Yes, but you should have a
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The Department of Education announced the Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE) rules for Student loan borrowers who cannot afford their regular payments. The two most important changes in the program are 1. the REPAYE rules apply to all government direct student loans, no matter how long ago they were issued, and not just to
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I thank the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys for sharing this article on bankruptcy and financial aid. People often ask me about the impact of bankruptcy on financial aid and I refer them to their school’s financial aid officer. However, it is generally the case that need based financial aid is unaffected by a
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