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Bankruptcy Fees are Increasing

Bankruptcy Fees are Goin’ UP! As of June 1st, 2014 the Bankruptcy Court will be increasing its fees for filing and general services. Periodically the filing fees in the U.S. federal and state courts do increase and that’s why we’re seeing this happen. If you are considering filing bankruptcy, now may be a good time […]

With the New Year Comes New Federal Laws Protecting Home Owners

With the New Year Comes New Federal Laws Protecting Home Owners Just after 2014 barely arrived, with it a number of new federal rules in the mortgage and foreclosure context did too. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act are responsible for the changes taking effect. The Dodd-Frank Act provided authority to the […]

Bankruptcy Filings are Dropping Across the Nation

Bankruptcy Filings are Dropping Across the Nation Bankruptcies, both of personal and business nature, continued to steadily drop throughout 2013 across the nation. This is both shocking and interesting as bankruptcies were actually predicted to rise by at least 8% in 2013. Business bankruptcies in particular, actually dropped 24%. This is the lowest they’ve been […]

U.S. Foreclosure Inventory Goes Down

U.S. Foreclosure Inventory Goes Down The May International Foreclosure Report from Corelogic is showing a 29% decrease in inventory from a year ago. According to their analysis there were 52,000 completed foreclosures in May 2013 and 71,000 in May 2012. That’s a 27% decrease. As of April 2013, current shadow inventory, that’s inventory owned by […]

Foreclosure Defense Seminar in Seattle

Sign Up for our FREE Seattle Area Foreclosure Defense Seminars: Advantage Legal Group is offering three free Foreclosure Defense seminars in the Greater Seattle area: Tacoma:  Wednesday June 19th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM – Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center – 1500 Broadway, Tacoma, WA. 98402 Lynnwood:  Thursday June 20th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM – Lynnwood Convention […]

Unsecured loans are available without collateral

Unsecured loans are available without collateral KW: unsecured loans The unsecured loan has a diversified approach in the money lending market. The diversified approach might attract a borrower with best level. At the same time, some might feel it a troubling matter. Still, the unsecured loans are the famous kind of debt which people adopts […]

FAFSA: The Gateway to Financial Aid for Scholarships and Loans

FAFSA: The Gateway to Financial Aid for Scholarships and Loans If you have chosen to pursue a university or college degree, you will quickly discover that your road to financial aid is locked securely behind a gate called FAFSA. This article will discuss what the FAFSA is and why it determines so much regarding your […]

Mortgage Modification – Mortgage Mediation

Hi, my name is Jonathan Smith and I’m an attorney servicing the Western Washington area.  We do bankruptcies, short sales, mortgage mediations and mortgage modifications. If you’re trying to do a mortgage modification on a home that is not your primary residence, your best bet is to go through the mortgage modification program, as opposed […]