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  • The New Normal: How Tariffs Will Hit Your Budget

    Tariffs, economic chaos, and bad policies are negatively impacting consumers and industries, leading to financial strain.

  • Preparing for the Economic Storm Heading Our Way

    Economic turmoil looms with increasing debt, declining industries, and fear-driven policies affecting communities nationwide.

  • Economic Pulse: Tariff Losses for Small and Large Businesses

    Economic struggles intensify as GOP cuts impact rural grocers, rising energy costs, and tariff burdens.

  • Impact of the Big Beautiful Bill on Electricity Costs

    The Big Beautiful Bill cuts renewable energy subsidies, increasing future electricity costs for households.

  • Essential Tips for Listing Assets on Bankruptcy Schedule 106A/B

    Bankruptcy Schedule 106A/B requires listing all assets, understanding exemptions, and accurate valuations.

  • U.S. Economic Pulse: July 2025 Insights

    U.S. economy faces tariffs impacting inflation amid rising car loan costs and post-hurricane challenges.

  • What Failing Industries Reveal About the Economy and American Households

    Prof. Hernandez analyzes how 2026 tariffs and inflation fuel a consumer pullback, driving a 13-month surge in U.S. foreclosures and bankruptcy filings.

  • Tariff-Induced Inflation: The Ladder to Bankruptcy

    Tariffs, inflation, fuel costs, & global conflicts are driving up everyday expenses, increasing bankruptcies & foreclosures across the U.S.

  • Official Bankruptcy Form 106: Summary of Assets

    Form 106 summarizes assets and liabilities, ensuring accuracy in Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions to prevent complications.

  • How Congress Affects Your Wallet: CFPB Cuts Explained

    Congress significantly reduced the CFPB’s budget, endangering consumer protections and increasing financial risks.

  • The Parent PLUS Trap: Why You Are a Target For Creditors

    Bankruptcy Attorney and Law Professor** Prof. Hernandez warns that Parent PLUS loans make parents an “easy target.” Learn how the Treasury uses wage garnishment and Social Security seizure to recover six-figure educational debt.

  • The Rise of Aggressive Collection by the Treasury Department

    The Department of Education is officially initiating the student loan transfer to Treasury collections. As the SAVE plan ends, learn how the OBBBA and the new 30-year repayment terms impact your financial survival. Prof. Hernandez breaks down the Treasury’s “hired muscle” tactics.

  • The Foreclosure Surge. How Tenants Can Stay in the Property

    As foreclosures rise 20%, tenants face a dilemma: who gets the rent? Prof. Hernandez explains your legal rights and how to handle the assignment of rents.

  • Sinking in Car Debt? How the Chapter 13 Cramdown Rescues You From Long-Term Car Loans

    Bankruptcy Attorney & Law Professor Hernandez analyzes the 100-month car loan debt trap and how the Chapter 13 cramdown can reduce negative equity to fair market value.

  • The Forever Car Loan: Why Stretching Your Term is a Financial Trap

    Prof. Hernandez analyzes why 100-month car loans are a financial trap. Discover the “Double Sting” of reaffirmation agreements and how bankruptcy provides a clean exit

  • Personal Injury Settlements: Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

    Prof. Hernandez explains how personal injury settlements are treated in Chapter 7 liquidation vs. Chapter 13 reorganization, including the Liquidation Test.

  • How Personal Injury Settlements Move Through a Bankruptcy Case

    Learn how the process of a PI settlement moves through a bankruptcy case and why the Trustee oversees every step. Understand what the bankruptcy Trustee requires and how the process affects your claim

  • Protecting Your Recovery: Personal Injury Settlements and the Bankruptcy Estate

    Can you keep your personal injury settlement in bankruptcy? Prof. Hernandez analyzes 11 U.S.C. § 522(d)(11)(D), state exemptions, and strategic alternatives to filing.

  • The AI Economy and the Looming “Dot-Com” Reckoning

    Prof. Hernandez analyzes the AI profitability paradox, the “Dot-Com” reckoning, and why the death of the tax base threatens the future of the middle class.

  • Does Bankruptcy Stop Eviction? The Pre vs. Post-Judgment Rule

    Bankruptcy Attorney & Law Professor explains when bankruptcy stops eviction, how the pre‑ vs. post‑judgment rule works, and when landlords can still proceed.