The $1.2 trillion that is owed in the country for student loan debt constitutes the highest amount of consumer debt except for mortgage debt. In prior days, a student loan could be discharged in a bankruptcy as an unsecured debt. However, Congress has passed several...
Surveys indicate that the credit card crisis nationwide, and including in Arkansas, has not ended. There may be more people watching their step and using credit more judiciously these days, but according to one survey by a national credit counseling foundation, a full...
In the next few years, the credit scores of people caught up in foreclosures or other financial crises during the recession, will begin to improve substantially. Not only does negative information generally fall off of one's credit record within seven years, but many...
The Affordable Care Act imposes caps on medical expenses payable by consumers in Arkansas and elsewhere. However, indications are that the caps will not change the high rate of personal bankruptcy filings that are due to overwhelming medical debt. Knowledgeable...
