As reported in this blog, the U.S. Department of Education has issued new guidelines to lenders regarding when a discharge of student loans should not be contested in a debtor's bankruptcy. The new rules open up some avenues that did not exist in recent years, both...
Violent crimes between domestic partners are a common problem that in the criminal justice system. In some cases, the physical injury inflicted rises to a level serious enough to require a substantial prison sentence. In one Arkansas case out of Shelby County, a...
So-called zombie debt is a problem created by unscrupulous banks and debt collection companies, both in Arkansas and around the country. Despite the fact that a debtor may have paid off a debt, or that is has been discharged in bankruptcy or settled by a compromise...
On July 7, the U.S. Department of Education issued a letter of guidance on its future policy toward the discharge of student loans in bankruptcy. Due to the massive build-up of defaulted student loans in Arkansas and nationwide, the Obama administration asked the...
