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What should you know about home equity?

As a resident of New York who owns property, the term “home equity” has likely come up multiple times. Understanding home equity and how to ...

Understanding Chapter 13

When you are considering filing for bankruptcy in New York, you usually need to decide what kind of bankruptcy will be best for your situation. ...

Stopping a foreclosure with a Chapter 13 bankruptcy filing

As a recent post here noted, many New York residents are still facing problems meeting their monthly mortgage payments, even as the national housing markets ...

What types of claims are addressed via Chapter 13 bankruptcy?

There are many reasons why a person in Long Island can fall into hard financial times. Sometimes, a person incurs expenses that they simply cannot ...

Is there a downside to filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy?

The end product to filing for bankruptcy is often financial freedom. Many Long Islanders use bankruptcy as a way to overcome their burdensome medical, credit ...

Advantages and eligibility for Chapter 13 bankruptcy

For people in Long Island and throughout New York, there’s no way to be prepared for the curveballs that life often throws. Whether it’s unemployment, ...

Chapter 13 provides opportunity for debt adjustment

When people find themselves in the midst of serious financial challenges, it is easy to think that there is no effective solution. That is oftentimes ...

What information must be included with Chapter 13 petition?

When New York residents consider filing for bankruptcy, they often have many questions about the process. It is important to understand that filing a petition ...