If you qualify for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, it offers you many potential benefits. Because a Chapter 13 bankruptcy reorganizes your debt rather than liquidating assets in order to pay it off, in most cases you will be able to retain your property in Ohio, such as...
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
Critics protest the Chapter 13 debt limits
Individuals in Ohio who have an income, but cannot meet their monthly obligations, may have an option to keep their property by filing a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. The U.S. Bankruptcy Courts explain that this process consolidates the debt, and then the filer makes...
What are the benefits of filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy?
You have run into some problems with being able to make your mortgage payments on your home. After much consideration and visiting almost every other alternative, you have recently started to consider filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy. However, you are hesitant because...
Helpful suggestions for reducing your debt
You have recently made some new financial goals and have decided that in order to accomplish them, you need to be doing things to reduce the amount of debt you owe to creditors. Managing debt and creating a realistic method for paying it off is an excellent way to...
Will a mortgage modification allow you to keep your home?
One of the reasons many people in Ohio feel good about filing a Chapter 13 bankruptcy is that they get to keep their homes. However, if you are already considerably behind on the mortgage, and the payments are large, it may be difficult to catch up while continuing to...
Keeping up with your Chapter 13 payments
Perhaps one of the reasons you opted to file a Chapter 13 bankruptcy in Ohio was because you do have an income, even though it is not large enough to cover all your debts each month. While the payments are reasonable and you have been able to keep up so far,...
Differentiating Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies
Chapter 7 bankruptcy and Chapter 13 bankruptcy are the two most common forms of personal bankruptcy. They both offer varying degrees of financial freedom, while also providing unique benefits to the filer. So what are the differences between these two forms of...
Equifax changes could impact creditors nationwide
Many Oklahoma residents choose to file bankruptcy as a solution to their debt problems. Equifax, a major credit reporting company, has traditionally treated Chapter 13 bankruptcy filers differently than the other two major credit reporting companies by displaying the...
The impact of medial debt on credit reports
Starting on Sept. 15, there will be a 180-day waiting period before an unpaid medical bill can show up on a credit report. Also starting on that date, medical debts in collections that are paid by an insurance provider will be deleted from a credit report. While that...
Renting or buying a home after bankruptcy
A Chapter 13 bankruptcy is one in which a person works out a payment plan to repay creditors over three or five years. Some Ohio filers may be concerned about their ability to rent or buy a home after the bankruptcy. While this becomes more difficult after they...