Topic
Consumer Debt
67 published works
Elder Law Prof Blog
Household Debt & Retirement?
By rmorgan
The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College has released a December, 2013 report, Does Household Debt Influence the Labor Supply & Benefit Claiming Decisions of Older Americans? The abstract describes…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Consumer Bankruptcy Takes a Plunge in 2013
By Bryan Fears
The First quarter of 2013 saw a plunge in the number of bankruptcy cases that were filed. The overall number of consumer cases has fallen by 30%; with the biggest…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Senate Banking Committee to hold July 17 hearing on consumer debt industry
The Senate Banking Committee's Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection will hold a hearing on Wednesday, July 17 entitled “Shining a Light on the Consumer Debt Industry." The scheduled witnesses…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
What Debts Should You Reaffirm?
By Bryan Fears
Let’s say you’ve decided to declare Chapter 7 bankruptcy. As a general rule, you’ve decided to shed your debts and start with a clean slate. Of course, you’ve also decided…
The Faculty Lounge
Early Childhood Intervention and Consumer Debt
Over the course of the past month Professor Lauren Willis from Loyola-Los Angeles (who will be visiting at Harvard 2013-2014) has been blogging up a storm at Credit Slips about…
Connecting Justice Communities
Building a Partnership to Help Consumer Debt Victims
By Karin Romans
We are really excited about the potential of our new consumer debt project that launched recently here in New York City in partnership with MFY Legal Services. MFY Legal Services…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB issues final consumer debt collection larger participant rule and examination procedures
Today, the CFPB issued its final rule defining larger participants of the consumer debt collection market. The final rule becomes effective on January 2, 2013. The CFPB acted pursuant to…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Consumer Debt: The Good, the Bad, and the Risky
By Bryan Fears
For American consumers, there’s some good news with respect to their debt levels. In the second quarter of 2012, Americans continued to reduce their credit card debt, down to just…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Credit Card Debt Is On The Rise
By Bryan Fears
A recent survey indicates a disturbing trend in the spending habits of the American consumer. After two years of moderate credit card use, new figures from Card Hub show that…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
We Wish You a Debt-Free Christmas
By Bryan Fears
Before starting your holiday shopping, take a moment and view some sage advice from a “consumer expert:” http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/dont-buy-stuff/27169/ Sure, it’s a funny video, but only because we are laughing at…