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Cookeville Office: 931-400-2218
Nashville Office 615-686-2279 or Cookeville Office 931-400-2218
Serving all of Middle Tennessee’s Bankruptcy Needs
Tennessee residents who are considering filing for bankruptcy may have several available options. One possibility is to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which is also referred to as a liquidation bankruptcy. In this type of filing, nonexempt assets are sold off with the...
Though we're not far into 2019, there have already been a slew of bankruptcy-related announcements this year concerning large companies. Many large businesses have struggled mightily to keep their heads above water. These bankruptcy filings (and rumblings about...
Many of us are familiar with the stories of famous people who got rich and then seemingly "lost it all," declaring bankruptcy and tanking financially. Some of the best known are entertainers, business leaders and politicians. But how much do we know about the ones who...
Those between the ages of 18 and 29 owe $1.05 trillion to creditors. Tennessee residents and others in this age group have student loan, credit card and auto loan balances in addition to other types of debt. However, they owe less overall than other age groups. Those...
We all know that being in debt isn't fun. And most of us understand that prolonged financial problems can put great stress on us and our families. But what, specifically, does that stress DO to us psychologically and physiologically? It's a tough question without easy...
If you are more than a month behind on your mortgage payments, you have likely received a barrage of scary letters from your mortgage servicer. Maybe you're behind because of an income loss -- a layoff, a decrease in your pay or a bad stretch for your business,...
Some people in Tennessee who are facing repossession of their vehicles might consider filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy. This would potentially allow them to restructure a payment plan and keep the vehicle. However, there may be other alternatives that the person can...
Tennessee residents who are struggling to pay their medical bills are not alone. A study that appeared in the American Journal of Public Health found that illnesses and their associated costs contributed to around two-thirds of all bankruptcies. According to the...
If a Tennessee resident is struggling to keep up with a mortgage payment, it may be possible to ask for a loan modification. However, there is no guarantee that a lender will allow this to happen. If a lender does not want to modify the terms of a home loan, a...
With student loan debt increasing throughout the U.S., many college graduates in Tennessee may be tempted to turn to bankruptcy. While students loans were dischargeable in bankruptcy prior to 1976, Congress has amended bankruptcy laws several times. Since 1998, public...
