The North Carolina Bankruptcy Information Blog

Fear of foreclosure is certainly pushing many families into bankruptcy. Although there are now many programs, both at the state and federal level, to help homeowners avoid foreclosure, if your lender is unwilling to work with you, bankruptcy may be the only way you can stay in your home.

Unfortunately, if you don’t choose to seek help through a bankruptcy attorney or your lender, there are plenty of criminal actors out there that would be more than happy to assist in escaping your financial woes.

With the rise in bankruptcies and foreclosures across America, thieves are growing more bold in their effort to take whatever belongings, and dignity, from those facing the most challenging of economic circumstances.…

You have been tempted by the e-mail (we all have, at least for a second) to cash a comma laden check for a desperate soon-to-be-millionaire in Tanzania and you have probably clicked on the search engine pop-up promising to make you $10,000 per month from home for only five minutes worth of work per week. Basically, when the economy slows down, scam artists kick it into high gear.

Now, amidst the hubbub of the federal government’s Cash for Clunkers program, which will eventually flood the market with more used cars, the number of stolen cars being resold through legitimate dealers is on the rise.…