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Pamela Yip
11:26 PM CDT on Sunday, August 6, 2006
Consumer attorneys have scored a significant victory against the new
bankruptcy law.
A federal judge in Dallas ruled recently that a provision of the law is
unconstitutional because it prevents lawyers from giving their best advice
to clients in financial distress.
Critics of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act say
the law, which went into effect last fall, caters to the credit card
industry ...   more »

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Friday August 4, 6:00 am ET

Brigitte Yuille

Have an unpaid debt? Hospitals, retail stores and financial institutions
want to talk to you about it on your cell phone and are trying to eliminate
the legal obstacles that keep them from doing so.

A trade organization made up of credit grantors and debt collectors is
asking the feds to agree to allow collectors to reach you on your wireless
phone using an automatic telephone dialing system.
...   more »

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Bankruptcy Debtors: Who Are You?
By Leslie E. Linfield, Esq.
Consumer bankruptcy attorneys everywhere had a pretty clear picture of who
their clients were. How much they made, how much they owed and how best to
try and help them deal with insufferable debt loads. That was until October
17, 2005.
The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA)
radically changed the rules of bankruptcy. The question became, how would
this effect consumer ...   more »