The Goodin Law Firm

02/28/2023

https://www.incharge.org/bankruptcy/how-soon-can-i-get-a-mortgage-after-bankruptcy/

The waiting period to get a mortgage post-bankruptcy varies depending upon your circumstance. Learn what factors impact your ability to get a mortgage.

02/22/2023

02/16/2023

Check out this article from The Oklahoman:

The case of the drunk driver and a deadly bet: What the Oklahoma Supreme Court decided

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2023/02/16/trying-to-win-a-200-bet-oklahoma-jack-of-all-trades-carl-megee-lost-it-all/69907461007/

Justices at Oklahoma Supreme Court were split 5-4 on drunk driving liability issue that Oklahoma lawmakers have not addressed.

03/31/2022

Credit: on Twitter

03/10/2022

Family lawyers know this is sadly true ~

12/24/2021

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/mortgages/buying-a-house-after-bankruptcy/?fbclid=IwAR1bmP8L3nDjLBD7Yl3WnJ3CggBD1FhIOa5AhsrE434p5qsRRyK-c3hSG3Y

Buying a house can be a challenge in itself, but if you’ve had to file for bankruptcy, owning a home may seem all the more difficult to achieve. However, it’s still possible regardless of whether you’ve filed for chapter 7 or chapter 13 bankruptcy. Your biggest hurdles to getting a mortgage wi...

11/19/2021

https://www.kramerlevin.com/en/perspectives-search/second-circuit-affirms-that-some-private-student-loans-are-dischargeable-in-bankruptcy.html

Overview In Hilal K. Homaidan v. Sallie Mae, Inc., Navient Solutions, LLC, Navient Credit Finance Corporation , Case No. 20-1981 (2d Cir. 2021), the Second Circuit affirmed the opinion of the U.S. Ban...

09/11/2021

Oklahoma has 3 different bankruptcy "courts". Bankruptcycourthouse.com provides an easy to navigate website to help you learn where you would file your bankruptcy case.

Oklahoma Bankruptcy Court Oklahoma Bankruptcy Court hears all bankruptcy hearings for the state of Oklahoma Oklahoma Bankruptcy Court Divisions Eastern District of Oklahoma Western District of Okla…

08/29/2021

08/18/2021

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York recently granted a debt collector’s motion for judgment on the pleadings…

08/13/2021

https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/resolution-512-aba-house-advocates-for-discharge-of-student-loans-in-bankruptcy?utm_medium=email&utm_source=salesforce_427447&sc_sid=00698915&utm_campaign=weekly_email&promo=&utm_content=&additional4=&additional5=&sfmc_j=427447&sfmc_s=51565236&sfmc_l=1527&sfmc_jb=28008&sfmc_mid=100027443&sfmc_u=12384116

The House of Delegates passed a resolution at the ABA Hybrid Annual Meeting on Tuesday urging Congress to amend the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to allow borrowers to discharge student loans without proving that repayment of the debt imposes an “undue hardship” on them or their dependents.

08/09/2021

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=88a0980a-5509-4737-90ba-cd6965d42288&utm_source=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed&utm_medium=HTML+email+-+Body+-+General+section&utm_campaign=Oklahoma+Bar+subscriber+daily+feed&utm_content=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed+2021-08-09&utm_term=

Credit One Bank just put the whole dang (TCPA)World on notice-it does not mess around in litigation against consumer…

08/06/2021

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2021/08/03/landmark-bipartisan-bill-would-allow-student-loan-discharge-in-bankruptcy-key-details/?sh=41b6ce4f336e

A new bill would allow borrowers to cancel their student loan debt through the bankruptcy process. The fact that the bill has bipartisan sponsorship is significant, and suggests that it could have a real chance of passing and becoming law.

07/28/2021

The Second Circuit has followed the lead of the Tenth and Fifth Circuits in affirming a bankruptcy court ruling regarding private student loans under…

06/23/2021

Unlikely.

I asked the people of Facebook to give me examples of outlandish medical bills they’ve received. Beware: This is not the kind of question you should ask if you’ve got high blood pressure, or you’ll end up in the hospital yourself. Among the worst charges were: An angiogram: $157,000 A single b...

06/21/2021

Summary: GAO reports Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is worthless after 2018 reorganization and nobody knows what they are doing. 👍

06/19/2021

There are three Bankruptcy Courts in Oklahoma. If you are not certain which District you reside in, the Northern District Court has very helpful list of Counties with the corresponding District Court. We represent clients in all three Districts in Oklahoma.
https://www.oknb.uscourts.gov/oklahoma-counties-district-where-do-i-file

There are 3 filing districts in Oklahoma. You must file in the district where you have resided for the greater part of the past 6 months. To see where you file, look at the table below. Locate the column with your county. The District name will be at the top of the column. To determine your county,....

06/17/2021

Machol & Johannes, Debt Collector, operating without a license, failing to comply with garnishment exemption requirements, agrees to pay restitution in Washington. Machol & Johannes also represents creditors in Oklahoma.

Machol & Johannes must also forgive an additional $250,000 in unlawfully assessed fees and costs SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that Denver-based collection agency Machol & Johannes must return approximately $475,000 to as many as 5,000 Washington consumers, and forgive up...

06/08/2021

Supreme Court guts employer protections, consequences of employees using computers for unauthorized or illegal purposes.

In Van Buren v. United States, the Supreme Court has issued its first ever opinion interpreting the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The CFAA,...

04/20/2021

John Oliver details why people file for bankruptcy, how needlessly difficult the process can be, and the ways we can better serve people struggling with debt...

03/12/2021

The eviction moratorium is set to expire on March 31 with the issue of leaving thousands of Oklahomans without a roof over their heads.

01/15/2021

The National Rifle Association of America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday with plans to regroup in Texas, citing opposition in New York.

11/11/2020

President-elect Joe Biden has a proposal to help the US economy recover.

11/11/2020

A flood of bankruptcy filings from the Covid-19 pandemic was expected, but hasn’t materialized just yet. Fox Rothschild partners Mark E. Hall and Michael R. Herz say it may have been postponed by government relief programs combined with reduced consumer spending but could still be coming .

07/17/2020

Corporate bankruptcy filings are on the rise, but experts say it’s about to get much worse.

07/16/2020

On Tuesday, July 14th, the measly $50M from phase 2 of OBPR additional aid from the state of Oklahoma was devoured by applications within an hour.

Businesses large and small cannot continue to operate much longer at reduced capacity for the coronavirus, and analysts expect hundreds more companies to file for bankruptcy before the November elections as government restrictions and dried-up consumer demand take a devastating toll on the U.S. econ...

07/10/2020

JUL 9, 2020 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s reservation was not officially terminated at Oklahoma statehood, as justices issued a decision that may upend state jurisdiction in much of the former Indian Territory. “This Court is aware of the potential fo...

07/04/2020

Really?

St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank president James Bullard said that it is possible that the country could 'take a turn for the worse at some point in the future'

07/02/2020

Wednesday over 1,000 came to the a convention center in Midwest City in hopes of moving their unemployment insurance cases along.

07/02/2020

NPC International, the operator of 1,200 Pizza Hut and nearly 400 Wendy's restaurants in the United States, has filed for bankruptcy.

06/29/2020

Cirque du Soleil seeks bankruptcy protection!

Cirque du Soleil has announced is filing for bankruptcy protection, as the world's most famous circus troupe seeks to restructure its debt to survive the coronavirus pandemic.

06/28/2020

The Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy, which helped pioneer the shale-drilling boom, declared bankruptcy amid heavy debt and volatile oil prices.

06/24/2020

GNC files bankruptcy (didnt realize they were still around).

GNC has filed for bankruptcy, warning it will close up to a quarter of its stores and search for a buyer.

06/23/2020

Lawmakers shouldn't let themselves be misled by a slower pace in personal bankruptcy filings so far this year.