IRS Takes a Tougher Stance
Chronicle of Philanthropy - Credit-Counseling Groups One of the best examples of the way the IRS plans to approach enforcement in the future, Ms. Lerner says, involves nonprofit credit-counseling agencies. After hearing from state and federal regulators of numerous instances of
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The 'F' Word: Foreclosure
FOX News - While these changes did not bring back debtor's prison, those with median incomes or higher will have to seek credit counseling and likely get on a debt payment plan with the bank. Until the last few years, foreclosure rates have been climbing
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12 myths about bankruptcy
MSN MoneyCentral - I'll lose everything I have. This is the misconception that keeps people who really should file for bankruptcy from doing it, says Chris Viale, chief operating officer of Massachusetts-based Cambridge Credit Counseling. "They think the government will
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10 Ways to Consolidate Debt
WRIC TV - Be careful if considering credit counseling, as most agencies receive funding from creditors - to the extent that the Internal Reve nue Service recently the tax-exempt status of every one of the 41 credit-counseling agencies on which it completed an
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