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May 1, 2008

Interest Rates, State Usury Laws, and the Federal Government: What Went Wrong?
Today, in the United States, states have created usury laws in order to set a maximum legal interest rate limit. Because Congress has chosen not to regulate interest rates on a national level, individual states have made the decision to to protect their consumers. Unfortunately, the usury cap is still at a very questionable rate and in the last twenty or so years it has only risen. In the state of Michigan, the usury rate is currently 25%. Which begs the question, why have interest rates been allowed to soar to such outrageous amounts?

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January 28, 2008

Bankruptcy Can Help Even More
As it stands now, Chapter 13 bankruptcy is the most effective tool in saving your home from foreclosure. It allows you to get caught up, while freeing you from other debt you may have. However, there is a call to allow bankruptcy judges to help even more. Jack Kemp, the former secretary of Housing and Development, recently wrote an opinion for the Los Angeles Times. In it, he outlines changes that could make Chapter 13 bankruptcy more helpful to homeowner ’s and the economy in general.

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Oakland County Bankruptcy

1. In the Oakland County, if you file bankruptcy, you will need to attend the bankruptcy court. Our Oakland County bankruptcy attorneys know their way around the bankruptcy court in Pontiac.

The harassing creditor phone calls and threatening letters from collection agencies can make your life miserable. Same thing for wage garnishment, foreclosure and car repossession.

Oakland County BankruptcyGet a skilled bankruptcy attorney to help you regain control. This is why, whether you live in Addison Township, Auburn Hills City, Berkeley City, Beverly Hills Village, Bingham Farms Village, Birmingham City, Bloomfield Hills City, Bloomfield Township, Brandon Township, Clarkston City, Clawson City, Commerce Township, Farmington Hills City, Farmington City, Fenton, Ferndale City, Franklin Village, Groveland Township, Hazel Park City, Highland Township, Holly Township, Holly Village, Huntington Woods City, Independence Township,
Keego Harbor City, Lake Angelus City, Lake Orion Village, Lathrup Village City, Leonard Village, Lyon Township, Madison Heights City, Milford Township, Milford Village, Northville,
Novi, Oak Park City, Oakland Township, Orchard Lake City, Orion Township, Ortonville Village, Oxford Township, Oxford Village, Pleasant Ridge City, Pontiac, Rochester Hills, Rochester, Rose Township, Royal Oak, South Lyon City, Southfield, Springfield Township, Sylvan Lake City 1820 Inverness, Sylvan Lake, Troy, Walled Lake City, Waterford Township, West Bloomfield, White Lake Township, Wixom City, Wolverine Lake when you need to get a hold of an attorney for a bankruptcy, we're the lawyers to turn to. So, if you're in financial trouble, looking for apartments or jobs (or bus route!) and thinking about credit card debt consolidation or bankruptcy, you really need to contact an Oakland County bankruptcy lawyer right away.


 
 
 
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