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  • 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 Big Beautiful Bill: What Comes Next?

    The Big Beautiful Bill awaits Trump’s signature, promising significant savings for the wealthy and losses for low-income households.

  • How the National Debt is Forcing Consumers into Debt and Bankruptcy

    How the national debt raises borrowing costs, shrinks household budgets, and pushes families toward Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy.

  • Avoidance, Abandonment, and the Scope of Bankruptcy Trustee Powers

    Learn the Chapter 7 trustee’s powers: understand the one-year insider look-back, post-petition freezes, and statutory abandonment.

  • Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and Car Loans: Can You Keep Your Vehicle?

    Worried about your vehicle? Learn how Chapter 7 exemptions protect your car loan, how a trustee buy-back works, and the real financial risks of reaffirming.

  • Bankruptcy Code Structure: The Different Chapters Explained | Prof. Hernandez

    Learn about the U.S. Bankruptcy Code structure from Chapter 7 to Chapter 13. Featured in Consumer Bankruptcy Law by Prof. Hernandez.

  • Can You Go to Jail for Debt? The Reality of Debtors’ Prisons

    Debunk the debtors’ prison myth. Learn how aggressive creditors exploit state-court contempt loops to trigger civil arrest warrants, and how to stop them.

  • Why You Should Never File for Bankruptcy on Payday

    Filing bankruptcy on payday is a costly mistake. Learn how the snapshot rule under 11 U.S.C. §541 can trap your paycheck and trigger avoidable financial loss.

  • Why Chapter 7 Liquidations Are Outpacing Chapter 13 Cases

    Chapter 7 filings are growing at triple the rate of Chapter 13. Learn how escrow shock and the $18.8T household‑debt crisis are driving a wave of liquidations.

  • The Hidden Risk of Passive Business Ownership in Consumer Bankruptcy

    Does bankruptcy put a relative’s business at risk if your name is on the paperwork? Bankruptcy attorney & law professor Prof. Hernandez analyzes passive equity.

  • The Statutory Distribution of Debt in Bankruptcy

    A clear guide to how bankruptcy distributes debt, from priority claims to Chapter 13 feasibility and the liquidation test that protects unsecured creditors.

  • The Redfin Delisting Surge: The  “Buying Time” Strategy

    Redfin data shows a surge in delistings as homeowners try to “buy time.” This article explains the risks of becoming an accidental landlord in a tightening economy.