http://www.floridabankruptcylawyerblog.com/ Published by The Dellutri Law Group, P.A. en-us 2008-10-08T09:10:50-05:00 http://www.floridabankruptcylawyerblog.com/2008/10/national_guard_and_reservist_d_1.html S. 3197 The National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act is on the way to the White House for the President's signature which will make it a law. The House of Representatives and the Senate both approved the bill unanimously.... Carmen Dellutri 2008-10-08T09:10:50-05:00 http://www.floridabankruptcylawyerblog.com/2008/10/the_federal_reserve_cuts_inter.html While we slept last night, some pretty interesting things were going on overseas. All one has to do is go to CNN.com or Foxnews.com and see that overseas markets tanked last night, and in response, the Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben... Carmen Dellutri 2008-10-08T08:36:34-05:00 http://www.floridabankruptcylawyerblog.com/2008/10/libor_rises_157_basis_points_t.html Recently, I wrote a blog entitled What is LIBOR? for Mortgage Law Network. It would be a good time to review that article now because LIBOR is going through the roof. Simply put, LIBOR is the London interbank offered rate.... Carmen Dellutri 2008-10-08T07:48:00-05:00 http://www.floridabankruptcylawyerblog.com/2008/10/2_trillion_dollars_loss_in_ret.html Believe it or not, I am an optimist. I just cannot find anything optimistic to say about the stock market right now except, Thank God for Dollar Cost Averaging. In the last 15 months, we have managed to take the... Carmen Dellutri 2008-10-08T07:30:55-05:00 http://www.floridabankruptcylawyerblog.com/2008/10/september_car_sales_plummet_27_1.html The numbers are coming in for September car sales, and the numbers don't look good at all. Interestingly, the imports didn't do so good, and they usually keep ahead of the curve when it comes to slumping sales. Toyota sales... Carmen Dellutri 2008-10-02T10:22:02-05:00 http://www.floridabankruptcylawyerblog.com/2008/09/700billion_bailout_fails_2.html I am extremely proud of our leaders who stood against the bailout. You must remember that as a Bankruptcy Attorney I would love to see the bailout bill pass with a reformation of the Bankruptcy Code. As an American citizen,... Carmen Dellutri 2008-09-29T21:10:25-05:00 http://www.floridabankruptcylawyerblog.com/2008/09/credit_cardholders_bill_of_rig.html On July 31, 2008, the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act of 2008 passed through the House Financial Services Committee. This bill aims to curb outrageous credit card practices like: bait and switch contract clauses, outrageous interest rate increases, prohibiting... Consumer Protection Carmen Dellutri 2008-09-23T07:36:18-05:00 http://www.floridabankruptcylawyerblog.com/2008/09/bankruptcy_judge_orders_victim_1.html As reported on msnbc.msn.com, a Bankruptcy Judge in St. Louis ordered a larceny victim to pay damages to the thief who stole from him for violating the automatic stay, and to make matters worse, the victim had to pay the... Bankruptcy News Carmen Dellutri 2008-09-23T07:02:17-05:00 http://www.floridabankruptcylawyerblog.com/2008/09/tent_cities_are_beginning_to_p_1.html In a recent article by the Boston Globe, it seems that more and more Americans with no-where else to go are resorting to living in tents. Whether it is due to a loss of work, loss of home or just... Carmen Dellutri 2008-09-22T07:26:20-05:00 http://www.floridabankruptcylawyerblog.com/2008/09/changes_they_are_a_coming_1.html Ladies and Gentlemen: Changes are coming to the Florida Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog whether you like it or not. It's time to kick the tires and light the fires and slap a new coat of paint on this puppy. We also... Bankruptcy Crimes Carmen Dellutri 2008-09-08T07:09:03-05:00