Only bankruptcy offers you full protection from your creditors. While some of the businesses that provide debt consolidation services are reputable, others are not.  There are many types of business that promise to consolidate your debts. These businesses claim that you will pay pennies on the dollar to settle your debts. In far too many cases, people pay large fees to “credit counseling” firms, but eventually file for bankruptcy with an attorney because they do not get the debt relief they were promised. [Read more...]

An official publication of the Boston Bar Association Bankruptcy Section, this blog is edited by Mark C. Rossi of Esher | Rossi LLC and Kitty Rahbany of Craig and Macauley, P.C..

The Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts welcomes you to use our web site for research and information regarding bankruptcy matters. Here you will find Bankruptcy Court information, Judge’s information, general Bankruptcy information, and EFC information. We hope that you find information on our web site useful.

Massachusetts is divided into 21 registry districts with an elected Register of Deeds responsible for each office. Documents related to the ownership of real estate within the district are recorded at the Registry of Deeds. Recorded documents are assigned a sequential identifying number (known as the book and page number) and are then scanned into the registry’s computer system.

Divisions of the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts provides information such as Massachusetts Land Records, Corporate Database for Business Entities, and a Citizens Guide to State Services.

NACBA is the only national organization dedicated to serving the needs of consumer bankruptcy attorneys and protecting the rights of consumer debtors in bankruptcy. Formed in 1992, NACBA now has more than 4,000 members located in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. NACBA provides the most comprehensive educational programs in the country for consumer bankruptcy attorneys with its annual conventions and workshops.

The American Bankruptcy Institute is the largest multi-disciplinary, non-partisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes more than 12,000 attorneys, auctioneers, bankers, judges, lenders, professors, turnaround specialists, accountants and other bankruptcy professionals providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information.

This central site allows you to request a free credit file disclosure, commonly called a credit report, once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.

Zillow is a free online real estate site where you can search for homes for sale, find home prices, see home values, view recently sold homes, and check mortgage rates.

This is an authoritative source for determining a used car’s value both as a trade-in as well as for private sale.

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