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Tag: Consumer Proposal
Licensed Pros Provide Options for Student Loan Debt
By consulting a Licensed Insolvency Trustee (“LIT”), you can receive advice about all of your student loan repayment options, not only the options offered by the National Student Loan Service Centre or your financial institution.
When Small Business Owners Run Into Financial Trouble, What They Need is Help
We believe that entrepreneurs should be encouraged and supported, particularly when they run into financial difficulty.
What happens to a business when a shareholder goes bankrupt?
A shareholder’s personal bankruptcy or consumer proposal always creates questions and sometimes concerns for anyone who has an interest in the business. Here are a few answers.
Buying vs. Leasing a New Vehicle – Part Two – The Risks and Benefits of Leasing
Remember, leasing is like renting so there are usage limits. This isn’t actually your vehicle.
Buying vs. Leasing a New Vehicle – Part One – 3 Important Points to Remember
Figuring out how to pay for this expensive infrastructure is something most of us have to consider.
3 Questions Every Creditor Will Ask Themselves
If one or more of these scenarios apply, you may need to offer your creditors more than normal in order to convince them to say “yes”.
What Happens To Life Insurance When I Declare Bankruptcy?
In evaluating your assets in a bankruptcy situation the Licensed Insolvency Trustee is determining if there is any equity or value in the asset that is potentially available to your creditors, subject to any exemptions under Provincial or Federal legislation for that type of asset.
The New Debtor Prison
We have found that a new form of debtor prison exists and this is due to excessive phone calls, emails, text messages and mail from creditors and collection agencies. These tactics can leave a person feeling afraid to answer their own phone and for some, it can cause undue stress and anxiety which can negatively affect their everyday life and ability to function at work.
Bankruptcy: My Name is Still On My Ex-Spouse’s Home
To get your name off of the mortgage, your ex-spouse will have to qualify for the mortgage, on his or her own name, when the mortgage comes up for renewal. Whether or not they qualify is up to their financial institution.