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California Debt Blog: One Million Foreclosed Homes
News today from CNN that the number of foreclosed homes in the US has topped 1,000,000. Yes, that is over one million homes in foreclosure. This is approximately 2.5% of all mortgaged homes. The bad news really hits home here….
California Debt Blog: Foreclosure scammers busted in San Diego
California Attorney General Jerry Brown and San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis announced the arrest of the owners of Federal Land Grant Co., a San Diego company that allegedly ripped off homeowners throughout California. According to accounts, the scam worked…
California Debt Blog: Lending Tree Sued Over Data Breach
A Bronx, NY man has sued Lending Tree over a data breach. In the lawsuit, plaintiffs claim that the disclosure hurt their credit scores and exposed them to fraud. In a separate case, Lending Tree filed its own complaint against…
Allstate Pays In Small Claims Court
I thought I would share a story with you about a case I handled. I have a client who sold a car. (I am not naming her, but she has given me persmission to write about this.) A couple of…
California Debt Blog: Debt Collection Attorney and Allstate Pay Up
I thought I would share a story with you about a case I handled. It is about a car accident, but involves debt collectors and their simple tactic of trying to bully people in to paying money that they do…
Health insurance to be reinstated
The California Department of Managed Health Care did a good thing. It brokered a deal with Health Net and Kaiser to reinstate health insurance policies to 1,200 people whose policies were rescinded by the insurance companies. The State is trying…
Uninsured and in a collision: What happens?
What happens if you are in a collision and you have no insurance? Here is the story of how things happen. Driver A (the other guy) turns a claim in to his insurance company. They pay for his damage. They…
California Debt Blog: Student Loan Garnishments
Many people take out student loans to help pay for college, graduate school, professional school, and the like. After all, with college costs skyrocketing, people need a way to pay for their education. What most people do not understand is…
New York Times: Insurance Coverage Article
The New York Times wrote a great piece on car insurance for modified cars. (Look for the quote from me.) The introduction to the piece sums it up nicely: Few drivers realize that aftermarket parts are generally not insured, so…