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  2. Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act

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    The new law allows creditors to pursue collection remedies without court permission in various circumstances such as offsetting tax refunds, pursuing tax and domestic relations litigation in all respects except the final turnover of assets from the estate, establishing wage assignments in domestic relations actions, repossessing vehicles and ...

  3. Original issue discount - Wikipedia

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    These rules prevent the avoidance of tax that might otherwise be available by characterizing the repayment as a capital gain, which is taxed at a lower rate, or by deferring the recognition of income until the bond is repaid at maturity. There are a number of exceptions to the original issue discount rule, including: Tax exempt obligations

  4. How to avoid bankruptcy in retirement — and safeguard your ...

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    Debt repayment strategies vary based on how you want to tackle your debt. Some folks may have high-interest credit card debt, and using the debt avalanche method might be the best strategy to go with.

  5. How Does Bankruptcy Affect Your HELOC? - AOL

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    While not a legal type of bankruptcy, the strategy combines a Chapter 7 filing to discharge unsecured debts and then a Chapter 13 filing to set up a repayment plan for any remaining debts.

  6. Should retirees use their homes to pay bills? - AOL

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    Under this arrangement, your lender makes monthly payments to you as a form of tax-free income (the reason it’s “reverse.”) A reverse mortgage needs to be repaid when you die, sell your home ...

  7. Bad debt - Wikipedia

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    In finance, bad debt, occasionally called uncollectible accounts expense, is a monetary amount owed to a creditor that is unlikely to be paid and for which the creditor is not willing to take action to collect for various reasons, often due to the debtor not having the money to pay, for example due to a company going into liquidation or insolvency.

  8. Pay off debt or save? Expert tips to help you choose - AOL

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    More than half (57 percent) of cardholders with annual household incomes below $50,000 carry credit card debt; by comparison, 38 percent of those making $100,000 or more carry credit card debt ...

  9. Debt settlement - Wikipedia

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    For the creditor, they regain trust that the borrower intends to pay back what he can of the loans and not file for bankruptcy (in which case, the creditor risks losing all moneys owed). Negotiating with a collection agency or junk debt buyer is somewhat similar to negotiating with a credit card company or other original creditor.