When Ohio debtors file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, they propose a plan to repay creditors over three or five years. The court must approve the plan. The debtor's repayments are then supervised by a bankruptcy trustee. However, in a case in Texas, a bankruptcy trustee...
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
Unsecured creditors in bankruptcy
Ohio consumers who file for bankruptcy will see their creditors divided into three different groups. Priority creditors generally are first in line, before secured creditors and then unsecured creditors. A creditor is any person or entity that a debtor owes money to....
Study finds seniors are falling deeper into credit card debt
Households in Ohio and around the country headed by individuals over the age of 50 now owe more money to credit card companies than younger households according to data compiled by a leading think tank and the AARP. Half of the older Americans surveyed by Demos and...
Unemployment benefits and bankruptcy filings
When Ohio consumers file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, they must submit a repayment plan that has to be approved by the court. The repayment plan takes between three and five years, and it is generally based on the income of the debtor. A March bankruptcy court ruling...
How death impacts debt
Ohio residents who pass away are likely to do so while still in debt. According to December 2016 data provided by Experian, 73 percent of consumers who died owed money to creditors. On average, an individual died with $61,554 when a mortgage balance was included....
Let’s skip to the end and talk about the Chapter 13 discharge
You might consider filing a Chapter 13 bankruptcy in order to keep your house and the assets you worked hard to accumulate. Someone may have told you that, after three to five years of tightening your belt and making payments to your creditors through the court, you...
Court rejects bankruptcy payment plan funded by parents
When someone in Ohio files for bankruptcy protection, the court will consider many factors before allowing the case to move forward. A dismissed case that involved a convicted felon and income provided by his parents illustrates the scrutiny that a court will apply to...
Collection agencies and credit reports
Debt that is owed to creditors may be sent to a collection agency if attempts by the original creditor to obtain payments have failed. Ohio residents who are concerned about debt that has been referred to a collection agency should know that collection accounts can...
The benefits of swiftly getting rid of debt
With the ease of obtaining credit cards and personal loans these days, people tend to consider debt as commonplace yet have little to nothing in savings. In fact, according to a survey, about a third of the U.S. population have nothing in savings, another third have...
Consumer confidence fuels credit card use
Ohio residents and Americans elsewhere have been turning to their credit cards as they start to feel better about the economy. According to 'The Nilson Report," credit card debt topped $1 trillion in 2016, which was the first time that has happened since the start of...