Bankruptcy

Medical issues contribute to roughly two-thirds of the country’s bankruptcy filings each year, according to a recently released study. In the view of one of the study’s authors, a lack of adequate health care insurance likely contributes to the majority …

The Fair Isaac Corporation, the company that developed the FICO score, is rolling out a new credit score this year called “UltraFICO.” Experian, one of the three major credit reporting agencies, will distribute the credit score, according to USA Today. …

What do Radio Shack, Toys “R” Us, and Circuit City all have in common? They all failed to keep pace in a high-tech consumer marketplace and recently went out of business. In 2019, several other major retailers are on the …

Call us first!  Michael H. Schwartz has been successfully helping people throughout Westchester County, Rockland County, Putnam County, the Hudson Valley and New York City area file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection for more than 40 years.  We are second …

In 2008, the housing market collapsed. The Great Recession began as this collapse created a tsunami effect throughout the entire American economy. In an eerie and very similar parallel to what happened in the 1920s that caused the stock market …

Bankruptcy rates have tripled among older Americans since the early 1990s, according to a recent article in the New York Times. The number of people age 65 and over who are filing for bankruptcy has tripled since 1991. From February …

With suicide rates on the rise* nationwide, it seems appropriate to stop for a moment and talk about this problem and what we can do about it. The warning signs of someone having suicidal thoughts can be hard to discern, …

President Donald J. Trump, announced again, that he was providing “healthcare reform.” President Trump promised health care superior to “Obamacare,” Can his new “plan” be any better than his last plan? President Donald Trump advocates a health care plan in …

When filing for bankruptcy in New York, most people make the smart choice of hiring an experienced bankruptcy lawyer.  Not only will an experienced bankruptcy attorney help you sort out the different types of bankruptcy and determine which is best …

The Executive Office of The United States Trustee, is a Division of the Department of Justice, which primarily monitors consumer bankruptcy cases. On March 11, 2016 in a speech published by the American Bankruptcy Institute, Clifford T. White, III., The …