Granger Law Firm

07/14/2023

https://www.reuters.com/legal/bankruptcy-filings-surge-first-half-2023-us-epiq-2023-07-03/

U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings jumped 68% in the first half of 2023 from a year earlier, Epiq Bankruptcy, a provider of U.S. bankruptcy filing data, said on Monday.

06/30/2023

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4008890-supreme-court-halts-bidens-student-debt-forgiveness-plan/amp/

The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan in a 6-3 decision, stopping more than 40 million borrowers from receiving loan forgiveness and delivering a m…

06/01/2023

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1179091391/student-loan-repayments-debt-deal-supreme-court

If it passes, the proposed debt deal would set the date for federal student loan repayments to resume. The pause's end will affect some 43 million borrowers, but, in effect, it's not a big change.

03/19/2023

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/much-home-pay-dave-ramsey-140642741.html

In the world of financial advice, one of the top experts is fast-talking Dave Ramsey, a personal finance expert who has made a name for himself by publishing eight books on finance. He also hosts "The...

01/20/2023

https://www.instagram.com/p/CnmeazaMHjD/?igshid=YWJhMjlhZTc=

01/19/2023

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/01/18/business/party-city-bankruptcy/index.html

Party City filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, weighed down by competition and years of financial losses.

11/18/2022

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/11/17/biden-administration-to-make-it-easier-for-borrowers-to-discharge-student-debt-in-bankruptcy.html

The Biden administration announced updated guidelines that will make it easier for those struggling with their student debt to discharge it in bankruptcy.

09/07/2022

https://en.as.com/latest_news/can-student-loan-forgiveness-affect-your-credit-score-n/?outputType=amp

The long-awaited student loan debit relief plan has been announced, but how much of an impact will it have on your ability to borrow in future?

08/24/2022

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/08/24/politics/student-loans-joe-biden-white-house/index.html

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced new steps to address student loan debt, which includes forgiving $10,000 for borrowers who make less than $125,000 per year and extending the payment freeze one final time until the end of the year.

07/24/2022

Income based discharge in bankruptcy ability works better

"We didn't even want to tell people about loan forgiveness ... because we knew how unlikely it would be for them to get it," the worker told Insider.

06/23/2022

https://www.newsweek.com/dont-cancel-student-loans-let-bankruptcy-law-forgive-them-opinion-1717664?amp=1

It is time to change the bankruptcy law to the way it was in the past. The relief given to Wall Street should be extended to Main Street and beyond.