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Jul/09Mark Cappel
July 23, 2009My husband and I were responsible borrowers. We built the house of our dreams. It was on the high end of our budget but we could afford it. The dream fell apart when cracks started to appear in the ceiling, walls, and foundation. In short we found out that it was built on hydro-collapsible soil. (When the soil gets wet it collapses.) The minimum to fix is $50,000 but it could be as high a...
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Jul/09Mark Cappel
July 22, 2009
I live in Florida, can I be charged with theft by check? I used Langhorne Debt solutions to resolve my payday loans, but Summit Group LLC, and CMG group said they don't work with them. Now they are stating that I owe them $6,000 which is 3K per loan. The original loan amount was only $300.
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Jul/09Mark Cappel
July 22, 2009
I am filing bankruptcy and have a lawsuit filed against my construction company. Will I be liable or can that be filed with the bankruptcy? I am in Ohio.
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Jul/09Mark Cappel
July 22, 2009My mom took out an equity loan and but later placed the property in my name. The loan is now in foreclosure. She is working to get it modified but would there be a problem since the property is in my name? All the paperwork the bank has asked for so far (insurance letter, and so on) are all in my mom's name still but the property tax notice is in my name. Will the bank be unreceptive because of th...
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Jul/09Mark Cappel
July 22, 2009
I was divorced in November 2007. My ex was under the divorce decree ordered to pay a one-year free financing loan we had (I was primary and she was co). Under the same decree I was ordered to pay her credit card (which she was primary and I was co). I was paying credit card and have proof. She decided she was not liable to pay the free financing loan because it had lapsed the one-year, inter...
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Jul/09Mark Cappel
July 22, 2009I was told by my employer they received an order to garnish my wages. I was completely unaware of it because I was in a repayment plan with this credit card company. When I contacted them they said my payment arrangement was only for one of the 2 accounts I had with them even though in 2007-08 they had split the payment between the 2 accounts. I guess I assumed when they contacted me with a settle...
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Jul/09Mark Cappel
July 22, 2009If I bought a car 2 days ago, and signed all the documents. Can the dealership call me asking for more money down and can they change the loan agreement?
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Jul/09Mark Cappel
July 21, 2009
We are upside down on some property in Alabama. Bought it for $400K. Have had on the market for $200K with no interest. We owe $200K to a bank and $200 to the original seller. We are trying to workout an extension with the bank, but we think the original seller is going to go for a judgment against us. We are moving to Arkansas, but I will be commuting and working in Texas. What laws apply r...
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Jul/09Mark Cappel
July 21, 2009My daughter recently received a summons for credit card debt with Capital One Bank. She is on disability and lives with me. Can her SSI be garnished for this bill? The only item she has in her name is her 2001 used car. I purchased it for her but put the title in her name so that she could get her own car ins. She doesn’t own anything else. Can the company come after me since she is in my...
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Jul/09Mark Cappel
July 21, 2009I was in the process of buying a car with my brother who was going to pay cash. He is out of state and was going to send a wire transfer if the deal was right. We anticipated a trade-in but it was never written on the contract I signed. They delivered the car to my house without me realizing they were going to do so. My brother never signed any paper as co-buyer. I signed as co-buyer. The next day...
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