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The Facts About Personal Bankruptcy
By Jay Stockman

The thought of personal is very frightening, however over 5.4 per 1,000 people have filed for last year, and this rate has been growing at an average of nearly 7 percent. Researchers have determined that the primary cause of personal is uncontrollable levels of consumer debt oftentimes coupled with an unexpected event, such as a major medical expense not covered by insurance, the loss of a job, divorce or death of a spouse. According to economists’ surveys, the classic filer is a blue collar, high school graduate who is the head of a household in the lower middle-income class with heavy use of credit. In order to protect both debtor, and creditor, laws were enacted to provide equal, and fair measures to satisfy the objectives of all parties. The primary purpose of the laws of are: (1) to give an honest debtor a fresh start in life by relieving the debtor of most debts, and (2) to repay creditors in an orderly manner to the extent that the debtor has property available for payment.

There are two types of structured plans for filing for personal bankruptcy, Chapter 7 or Chapter 13. Over two-thirds of personal filers choose Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Basically Chapter 7 requires the debtor to liquidate all non-exempt assets, and have them distributed among creditors. Some examples of exempt assets include equity in a primary residence, and a retirement program. On the other hand, Chapter 13 does not require liquidation, rather a debtor agrees to a specific payment plan, whereby a portion of any unsecured debts is paid, and the balance is forgiven. It must be stressed, that under both plans, certain debts are ineligible for protection. These debts include government student loans, child support, alimony, and income tax debt. These must be paid back in full.

Some analysts are concerned that this unprecedented level of debt might pose a risk to the financial health of American households. In an attempt to reverse the increasing trend in personal bankruptcy,

California Title Loan Company Is Proud to Announce The Launch of 123FundMe.com - 3 Steps to Unlock The Equity in Your Car
3 steps is all it takes to free up the cash locked in your car, California. Title loans are a great vehicle to access necessary funds for auto repair, medical emergencies and other short-term cash needs. In 3 quick steps, consumers can gain access to critical cashflow without needing to take the bus. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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New Business Opportunity Made Possible by Foreclosed Homes
Millions of vacant homes and a boom in foreclosed homes nationwide have created a lucrative new business opportunity for people looking to break into the foreclosure cleanout industry, says author of "Make Money Cleaning Out and Maintaining Foreclosures" and president of J T Stewart Enterprises, Inc. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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International Real Estate Portal LoftyVistas.com Re-launched with New Look and Feel and Housing Over 40,000 Property Listings from 56 Countries
"Loftyvistas.com wants to be the online source for international investment properties and real estate investments, properties for a second or third home, or vacation properties in countries including Turkey, Egypt, UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi), Thailand, Spain, India, Malta, Panama, Singapore, Caribbean, USA (Florida) and others", said CEO Chandra Rajaraman. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Linde North America License Exari to Automate Sales Contracts
Exari Group Inc. www.exari.com, a leading automated document assembly and contract management software company announced today that Linde, Inc., a member of The Linde Group, has licensed Exari to automate North American sales contracts for three of its business units. The Linde Group is one of the world’s leading gases and engineering companies. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Federal Reserve 401(k) Dodges Stock Market Meltdown With Stable-Value Products, Author Finds
Barry J. Dyke, author of The Pirates of Manhattan found that the majority of employee assets in the huge $4.5 billion Federal Reserve System 401(k) dodged most of the stock market meltdown by having a majority of its assets invested in stable-value life insurance products. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Business Growth Specialist Helps Companies Grow During a Recession
Executive Business Advisers is providing a unique business growth service called, The CEO Business Growth Assessment and Action Plan, which helps companies quickly improve their business performance during a bad economy or recession. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Coso Project 2008 Update: Guidance On Internal Controls - A Softrax Executive Webcast
Leading industry expert will discuss how improved internal controls can help lower risk (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Special Delivery to bring $5,000 to One Lucky December Baby
TurboTax Kicks Off Second Annual Search for America's Cutest Last-Minute Tax Deduction (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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DeSilva+Phillips Announces New Operational Restructuring Group
DeSilva+Phillips, media investment bankers, has launched an Operational Restructuring practice. The practice will advise media companies, private equity funds and commercial lenders who seek assistance with financial performance issues in the current economy and debt markets. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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US Top Ten Bank Selects Silanis Electronic Signatures for Consumer and Small Business Loans Processing
Silanis Technology, the leader in electronic signatures, announced today that a top ten bank in the United States has selected the Silanis ApproveIt Web Server to enable the electronic completion of consumer and small business loan transactions. The adoption of electronic signatures will significantly lower risk to the bank related to incomplete loan documentation and cut millions off the bottom line in associated transaction processing costs. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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North Carolina Company Places Cure to Housing Industry Woes in the Palm of Your Hand
Getta Jumpr, LLC introduces its on-demand, mobile, software-suite for the real estate and housing industry. Jumpr allows individuals and professionals alike to simply, quickly and accurately estimate property conditions, make property transaction decisions, plan home improvement and remodeling projects and provide easy team collaboration and project management solutions. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Auto Finance Market Profits from Pricing and Profitability Management Suite from Nomis Solutions
The Suite Leverages Strategic Pricing and Offer Optimization Capabilities to Improve Financial Performance (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Nomis Solutions Announces Pricing and Profitability Management Suite for Retail Banks
Retail Banking Suite Leverages Strategic Pricing to Optimize the Customer Acquisition and Portfolio Management Process for Consumer Lending and Deposits (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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SurePayroll Revolutionizes Payroll Processing with 1-Click™ Payroll Technology
New technology reduces time spent on small business payroll processing from minutes to seconds. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Consumers Even More Vulnerable to Over-Priced Loans
As credit from many respected providers dries up, many borrowers are being lured into the hands of less scrupulous players, charging exorbitant interest rates.Sara-Ann Burgess, director at payment protection insurance (PPI) specialist Burgesses, said many firms were preying on consumers looking for credit and making it very difficult for them to meet repayments because of the huge interest rates they were charging. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Offshore Library Offers Whopping 50-Percent Discount to Celebrate its Re-Launch Campaign
Offshore Library, the provider of innovative marketing and B2B networking opportunities, kick-starts its re-launch campaign with a great offer to the following offshore businesses: Offshore Hedge and Mutual Funds, Offshore Banks, Offshore Advisors, Offshore Business and Financial Service Providers. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Forex Trading Pal Launches Rebate Program to Strengthen its Introducing Broker Status
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Are You Ready for Year-End Compliance Deadlines?
To provide an update on compliance issues facing broker/dealers and investment advisors as we approach year end, MGL Consulting will sponsor a unique one-hour “Compliance Chat” teleconference on December 9, 2008 at 3:15 p.m. CST. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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BizBash Toronto Names Lisa Jansen Associate Publisher
David Adler, founder and C.E.O. of BizBash, the media company serving the meeting and event industry, announced today that Lisa Jansen has been named Associate Publisher of BizBash Toronto. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Centrix Announces Payee Match for Check Positive Pay
Centrix Solutions, Inc., has announced the addition of Payee Match functionality to Exact/TMS™, the comprehensive check positive pay, ACH positive pay and check reconcilement system developed by Centrix and used by banks across the United States. Payee Match electronically compares the payee name from the check image to the original payee name that was on the check at the time the check was issued. This enhancement allows financial institutions to take the fight against fraud to a new level, while also providing a marketable competitive advantage. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Marathon Health Joins Forces with New Balance for Employee Health - Associate Health Services Provided at Three Maine Locations
Marathon Health, a leading provider of onsite health services and technology solutions, has announced that New Balance, the athletic products company, has selected Marathon Health to develop, implement and manage onsite health clinics and to provide health services to workers at New Balance facilities in Maine (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Retirement Experts Urge Plan Sponsors to Shift Focus from Accumulation to Generating Lifetime Income
Generating secure lifetime retirement income should become an urgent priority for plan sponsors and participants, according to the Institutional Retirement Income Research Council (IRIRC). In its first white paper, Institutional Retirement Income Solutions: A Call to Action, available through the organization's website, wwww.irirc.com, the IRIRC discusses why defined contribution plan sponsors should consider adding retirement income solutions to their plans. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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E-Renter USA Experiences Significant Growth Despite Struggling Economy
Whatcom County success story E-Renter USA continues its phenomenal growth. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Metropolitan Streamlines The Recruiting Process with Talent Technology’s CV Extraction Software for PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM
Multi-national financial services company automates candidate CV capture to improve hiring efficiency in a tight economy. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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The Albany Group Responds to UK Tax Rules Confirming Temporary Worker Travel Deductions
Albany’s expertise in contract and temporary worker management sheds light on Pre-Budget statement (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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New York Area Health Systems Invest in Automated Privacy Auditing : Weill Cornell Medical College to Deploy FairWarning® Privacy Surveillance Software to Enhance Existing Privacy Auditing and Security Information Management Processes
FairWarning, Inc., the world’s leading supplier of cross-platform healthcare privacy surveillance solutions, today announced they have been selected by Weill Cornell Medical College to further automate patient privacy auditing. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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2009 International Deadlines CFOs Don't Want to Miss : Nair & Co.'s Vyoma Nair Presents a Checklist of Key Regulatory Dates for U.S. Companies Operating Overseas
With the U.S. economy slumping, increasing numbers of companies are tapping into emerging markets overseas. Foreign markets offer lucrative paybacks but they often come with a knotty mix of compliance, tax, and regulatory challenges too. If you are setting up or have existing operations in an overseas market, it is time to start preparing for the 2009 deadlines. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Want to Show Employees You Care? Globoforce Recommends Giving Recognition Year Round, Not Just During the Holidays
Recognition Strategist Globoforce Offers Five Tips to Energize and Engage Employees Throughout the Year (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Energy Hedge Fund Center Now Tracking 700 Energy and Energy-Related Hedge Funds
The Energy Hedge Fund Center, LLC (www.energyhedgfunds.com) is now tracking more than 700 energy and energy-related hedge funds in its Directory of Energy Hedge Funds. The vast majority of energy focused hedge funds remain based in North America but Europe has been the focus for many recent new energy hedge funds. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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New White Paper From Marketing Management Analytics Lays Out Success Factors In Creating A Marketing Accountability Program
Paper shows how marketing can partner with finance and management to drive sales, profit. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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PayCycle Survey Finds 34% of Small Business Owners Want a Stimulus Package as "First" Action
58% Are Canceling Year-End Bonuses (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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Visible World and Ensequence Expand Advanced Advertising Solutions
Addressability, Measurement and Interactivity now available through a single platform using ETV/EBIF Standard (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)

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Military Money Magazine Shows Families How to Detect - and Avoid - Financial Scams
Winter 2008-09 Issue Shows How Servicemembers Can Protect ThemselvesFrom Shady Sales Practices and Financial Scammers (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)

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Conclusive Marketing Appoints Jan Rivenbark as Chief Executive Officer to Lead Next Growth Phase
New CEO Brings over 30 Years Experience as Senior Executive (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)

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Top 100 U.S. Home-Based Businesses Revealed
Second annual StartupNation Home-Based 100, sponsored by Microsoft Office Live Small Business and FedEx Office, ranks top performers among the 16.5 million home-based businesses. Recession Busters category reveals top strategies of successful home-based businesses. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)

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Americas Watchdog Wants to Talk to the Employees of Major U.S. Homebuilders About Undocumented Construction Workers and a Possible Reward
Americas Watchdog and its Wall Street Fraud Watchdog have been investigating the employment practices of the largest homebuilders in the US for five years, with the conclusion that millions of undocumented workers did most of the building. The problem: while most of the undocumented workers were classified as "sub-contractors", they were in fact full time employees, and they did not receive overtime, or other benefits afforded to US full time employees. According to the Wall Street Fraud Watchdog & the Homeowners Consumer Center, "if big US homebuilders think they are about to get a windfall from the US taxpayers, think again, its show & tell time. Start thinking about prison, if you are a large US residential homebuilder CEO, COO or CFO." Large US homebuilder superintendents or executives with substantial proof may be eligible for a significant reward. Large US homebuilder superintendents or executives can call the Wall Street Fraud Watchdog anytime at 866-714-6466 or visit their web site at http://WallStreetFraudWatchdog.com. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)

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Radio's Roy Gray Claims His Music Impacts Stock Market
Popular Gospel radio personality Roy Gray officially returns to The International Christian (radio) Network on New Years Day convinced that the jazzy music on his play list holds the key to the stock market's success (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)

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Shaikh Holdings Wins Best International Golf Development Award For Sanctuary Falls
Shaikh Holdings, a leading Dubai based real estate investment and development company, has won the 2008 'Best International Golf Development' award for their Sanctuary Falls development at the International Property Awards held at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Florida on 7th November, 2008. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)

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My Bank Tracker Sponsors "Keep A Child Alive"
My Bank Tracker assists in the launch of the KCA College 2008 Dreams Come True event. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)

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Silanis to Present Webcast on how Lenders are Reducing Loan Risks and Costs with Straight-Through Processing
Silanis Technology, the leader in electronic signatures, today announced that it will co-present a free Web seminar with IBM on Thursday, December 4th to discuss the top technology strategies lenders are adopting to reduce the risk and cost of processing loans. A panel of financial services e-commerce experts from both companies will illustrate how e-signatures can be integrated with a financial institution's enterprise content management (ECM) system to achieve straight-through loan processing. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)

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the federal government has recently implemented sweeping reform legislation. On March 10, 2005, the Senate passed S. 256, the Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. On April 20th, President Bush signed into law the Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (Bankruptcy Act of 2005). This act makes filing for more difficult through income-means testing, tougher guidelines for the homestead exemption, increased lawyer liability and required credit counseling.

 
 
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