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Undergo Credit Counseling Before Filing For Bankruptcy

Approval Process for Credit Counseling and Debtor Education Courses United States Bankruptcy Administrator Program

United States bankruptcy administrators in Alabama and North Carolina are accepting applications for approval of credit counseling agencies or debtor education course providers as required by the Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 ("2005 Bankruptcy Act").

The 2005 Bankruptcy Act requires all individual debtors who file bankruptcy on or after October 17, 2005, to undergo credit counseling within six months before filing for bankruptcy relief and to complete a financial management instructional course after filing bankruptcy.

The 2005 Bankruptcy Act directs the bankruptcy administrator to assess and approve credit counseling agencies and debtor education course providers, according to statuory criteria, and requires the Clerk of Bankruptcy Court to maintain a publicly available list of approved credit counseling agencies and debtor education course providers.

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Did You Know?

Many family finances include a credit card debt
The typical family filing for bankruptcy in 1997 owed more than one and a half times its annual income in short-term, high-interest debt. A family earning $24,000 had an average of $36,000 in credit card and similar debt.

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Bankruptcy Terms

Today's Terms

Default

Definition:
The failure by an entity to abide by the covenants in a debt obligation or other agreement to which it is a party. The most common default is non-payment of interest or principal.

Small claims

Definition:
Also sometimes called convenience claims - under a plan of reorganization or liquidation, claims that are small (e.g. in the hundreds or thousands of dollars range) and numerous are often grouped into a single class and settled for cash for administrative convenience.

Chapter Twenty

Definition:
An unofficial term describing the filing of a Chapter 7 proceeding followed by a Chapter 13.

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Ohio Bankruptcy Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need a Bankruptcy attorney you should contact our Bankruptcy Attorney as soon as possible:

Alliance
Ashtabula
Barberton
Beachwood
Bowling Green
Brunswick
Canton
Chillicothe
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Delaware
Dublin
Eastlake
Elyria
Fairborn
Fairfield
Findlay
Grove City
Hamilton
Hilliard

Kent
Lakewood
Lancaster
Loveland
Marion
Mason
Massillon
Medina
Mentor
Middletown
Newark
Painesville
Reynoldsburg
Sandusky
Stow
Toledo
West Chester
Westerville
Wooster
Xenia
Youngstown
Zanesville

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