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Credit Counseling Get in Line Now to Avoid the Upcoming Rush
By Charles Essmeier

Credit counseling is a valuable service for consumers who have trouble managing their finances. A distinctly different service from debt consolidation, credit counseling assists consumers with problem debt by educating them about the basics of money management. Americans really don't get the education they need about how to manage bank accounts, balance checkbooks, or pay bills on time, and credit counseling can provide these services as well as others. By educating consumers, counselors hope to reduce the number of debtors who are forced to file for bankruptcy. Anyone whose financial situation is such that they would benefit from credit counseling may wish to seek it out in a...
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    MILWAUKEE Bankruptcy filings are up 16 percent in Wisconsin during the first half of the year. U.S. Bankruptcy Court records show more than 16,000 petitions were filed through June. Eighty-two percent of the petitions are for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Thats the type that lets consumers wipe out debt such as credit card balances and medical and utility bills. Bankruptcy attorneys tell the Journal ... Read More ...

    Bankruptcy filings in state up 16% at midyear
    Bankruptcy filings in Wisconsin rose 16% during the first half of this year, an increase lawyers say was driven largely by consumers and small-business operators who couldn't find enough work in the slow economy to keep up with their debts. Read More ...

    Bankruptcy in Connecticut Increases By 24%
    During the first half of 2010, bankruptcy filings for individuals in Connecticut jumped by 24 percent compared to a year ago. In fact, personal bankruptcies accounted for 89 percent of all bankruptcies tracked by the Warren Group, a real estate data firm in Boston, from January to June. Read More ...

 
 
 
 
 

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