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Bankruptcy doesn’t mean student loans are canceled - Miami Herald

07/15/12

Our largest debts are unpaid student loans. We’re thinking about filing for bankruptcy to wipe them out. We’ve received conflicting opinions. It sounds too good to be true. Is it legally allowed? Doubtful debtors If you had asked this ...

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Economist, business owners ponder San Bernardino's economic future - Redlands Daily Facts

07/15/12

A local economist and San Bernardino business owners on Friday pondered the potential impacts the city's looming bankruptcy filing will have on the already distressed business climate and economy. City officials announced Tuesday they would be ...

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Economist, business owners ponder San Bernardino's economic future - Redlands Daily Facts

07/15/12

SAN BERNARDINO - A regional economist and city business owners pondered the potential impacts the city's looming bankruptcy filing will have on the already distressed business climate and economy. City officials announced Tuesday they would be ...

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New York Bankruptcy Lawyer Jeff Peltz Sees Spark of Genius in Gary Busey's Bankruptcy - PRLog (free press release)

07/15/12

He has well under $40,000 in assets, making a chapter 7 filing a wise and prudent decision. States Atty Peltz, “Mr. Busey should be an inspiration to everyone considering chapter 7 bankruptcy because Busey did not let his life remain out of control.

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Retiree facing pitfalls of Hawker bankruptcy - Wichita Eagle

07/15/12

The letter notified them that the company was discontinuing their payments as part of Hawker Beechcraft’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy, filed May 3. “Due to this filing and the application of federal bankruptcy law, we are not permitted to continue ...

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Bankruptcy Attorney Huntington Beach Ads Offer $0 Cost For Consultations To Consumers In Huntington Beach CA By Bankruptcy Attorney Zhou & Chini - PRWeb

07/15/12

Typically within a month after a bankruptcy petition is filed the filing person will have what's known as a 341 creditors meeting. At this meeting, the filing individual will be asked questions pertaining to the current financial situation and whether or ...

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Economic woes forcing cities to seek protection - News-Press

07/15/12

It was not the last. In the past three weeks, two cities have filed Chapter 9 bankruptcy papers, and a third is moving closer to filing: At a meeting last week, San Bernardino leaders acknowledged their city is insolvent after discovering just $ ...

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Red flags over cities' bankruptcy filings - San Francisco Gate

07/15/12

San Bernardino's stunning news last week that it was broke and needed to file for bankruptcy protection has some observers wondering who's next. San Bernardino is the third California city, after Stockton and Mammoth Lakes (Mono County), to declare ...

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Bankruptcy is not the solution to financial woes - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

07/14/12

These cities are not alone. Approximately 640 government entities have filed bankruptcy through Chapter 9 at the federal level since it was established in 1937. The total number of filings in 2011 was 13. This doubles 2010 filings. There is a ...

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Bankruptcy choices highlight fiscal pain of cities nationwide - Los Angeles Times

07/14/12

The decision by three California cities to seek bankruptcy protection in the space of two weeks is unlikely to presage a wave of copycat filings. But it does underscore the mounting financial pressure facing local governments around the country.

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