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• Exclusive Report: A Building Wave of Short Sales in 2012


• CFPB Report on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act - CFPB Annual Report 2012


• Nature of the Beast: Recurrent Ethical Issues Confronting Attorneys Attempting to Settle Florida Class Actions - The Florida Bar Journal, February 2012


• Real estate experts: 2012 might be year of the short sale - The Palm Beach Post, March 2, 2012


• Is it time to sue your mortgage lender? - June 15, 2011


• Prisoners of Debt - November 1, 2007


• Bankruptcy Fraud Charges Against Jon Hammill Involve Botfly - April 1, 2011


• Payback: Lawyers on Both Sides of Collection are Feeling Debt's Sting - December 1, 2010


• Your bank may be looking at more than credit score - February 17, 2011


• In bankruptcy, debtors hide assets and pay the price - February 16, 2011


• Filing Bankruptcy in Retirement May Not Be Such A Bad Idea - December 13, 2010


• Officials Say Debt Collectors Used Fake Subpoenas - November 9, 2010


• Foreclosures take toll on Florida - October 8, 2010


• Foreclosure or bankruptcy: What to do? - November 18, 2009


• Debt collection lawsuits on the rise - know your rights - June 13, 2010


• Sue Your Debt Collector - March 29, 2010


• Firm Sanctioned for 'Perfect Storm' of Improper Practices in Debt Collection - March 8, 2010


• Buffalo's Debt Collectors Accused of Bullying - January 5, 2008


• More members of middle class file for bankruptcy - November 9, 2009


• 10 Ways to Curb Sleazy Debt Collectors - March 24, 2008


• Rethinking Bankruptcy - July 24, 2009


• Illness, medical bills linked to nearly two-thirds of bankruptcies: Havard study - June 4, 2009


• Man sues collector's lawyer, wins lawsuit - April 18, 2009


• Congress Ready to Consider a Bolder Mortgage Fix - December 23, 2008


• Near Half of Homeowners in "Loan Modification?" - January 25, 2009


• Foreclosure Looming? You Can Buy Time - October 5, 2008


• Seek Help: Stop Financial Crisis Before Tragedy Occurs - October 7, 2008


• Rogue debt collectors - how to fight them - February 29, 2008


• Drowning in debt over mortgages? You have options - January 27, 2008


• Credit Industry Targets Bankrupt Families - August 15, 2007


• The Advantages of Chapter 13 Bankruptcy over Traditional Debt Consolidation - August 12, 2010


• Taxes and Bankruptcy - August 29, 2007


• Credit Cards Profits: Heading Through the Roof! - April 22, 2009


• Faced with unaffordable mortgage payments? - July 9, 2007


• Dynamic Leisure files for bankruptcy protection - October 23, 2008