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| June 27, 2005 | - New Bankruptcy Law Could Hurt Small Business |
| June 8, 2005 | - Free Credit Reports Now Available in Texas |
| June 6, 2005 | - Actor Tom Sizemore Files Bankruptcy |
| June 2, 2005 | - Low Mortgage Rates Defy Expectations |
| May 26, 2005 | - Credit Card Stocks Down So Far This Year |
| May 24, 2005 | - Senator Feinstein: Tell Credit Card Holders About Dangers |
| May 18, 2005 | - Senators Say Credit Card Companies Failing Consumers |
| May 9, 2005 | - Credit Card Minimum Payments to Double |
| May 5, 2005 | - The Rich Really Are Like Us- In Debt |
| April 26, 2005 | - Bankruptcy Filings Expected To Explode Ahead Of New Law |
| April 21, 2005 | - J. Thomas Black Quoted in Christian Science Monitor |
| April 20, 2005 | - President Signs Bankruptcy Reform Bill |
| April 14, 2005 | - Bankruptcy "Reform" Bill Sent to President |
| April 11, 2005 | - House Will Consider Bankrupty Bill Thursday |
| April 7, 2005 | - House to Consider Bankruptcy Bill Next Wednesday |
| April 4, 2005 | - U.S. Supreme Court Holds IRA's Exempt |
| April 2, 2005 | - Business and Consumers Set New Bankruptcy Record |
| March 30, 2005 | - Consumers Scammed By Debt Relief Agencies, Says FTC |
| March 29, 2005 | - Judges Say New Law Would Weaken Bankruptcy System |
| March 17, 2005 | - House Committee Approves Anti-Consumer Bankruptcy Bill |
| March 4, 2005 | - Christian Lawyers Say Bankruptcy Bill, Bible Don't Mesh |
| March 3, 2005 | - U.S. Senate Says 30% Interest Not Too Much |
| March 2, 2005 | - U.S. Senate Takes Away Your Options Under Bankruptcy Laws |
| February 28, 2005 | - Senate To Take Up Bankruptcy Reform Bill Today |
| February 25, 2005 | - Illness Cause Your Bankruptcy? See www.getsickgobroke.org |
| February 21, 2005 | - 90 Law Professors Send Letter Opposing Bankruptcy Reform |
| February 17, 2005 | - Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bankruptcy Bill |
| February 15, 2005 | - Consumer Rights - Is The System Morally Bankrupt? |
| February 11, 2005 | - Senate Debates Anti-Consumer Bankruptcy Bill |
| February 4, 2005 | - Many Not Financially Prepared For Retirement |
| January 31, 2005 | - Bankruptcy Reform Bill Introduction Delayed A Week |
| January 28, 2005 | - House To Consider Bankruptcy "Reform" In The First Half Of Year |
| January 25, 2005 | - U.S. Senate May Introduce Bankrupcy Reform Today or Tomorrow |
| January 18, 2005 | - Credit Card Fees Skyrocket |
| January 13, 2005 | - Refinancing Of Homes Brings Increase In Foreclosures |
| January 10, 2005 | - Bankruptcy "Reform" Bill Predicted To Be Back Early This Year |
| January 3, 2005 | - Underfunded Pension Plans May Hit Retirees, Taxpayers Hard |
| December 24, 2004 | - Credit Card Debt Hits $800 Billion |
| December 21, 2004 | - Company Health Benefits Vanishing for American Workers |
| December 15, 2004 | - Russian Oil Giant Yukos Files Bankruptcy In Houston |
| December 13, 2004 | - IRS. Looking Hard At Credit Counselors |
| November 22, 2004 | - IRS Reports 2004 Enforcement Collections Up 15% |
| November 8, 2004 | - Bush Supporters Talk About New Push For Bankruptcy Reform |
| October 22, 2004 | - Record Debt Doesn't Bother Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan |
| October 7, 2004 | - Get Sick, Go Broke |
| October 4, 2004 | - US Dept. Agriculture: Cost of Raising A Child Is $178,590 |
| October 1, 2004 | - Goodbye to "Floating" Checks; Hello to Check 21 |
| September 24, 2004 | - New "Credit Clean Up" Service Provided- "No Charge" |
| September 15, 2004 | - Is the U.S. Going Bankrupt? Experts Predict Financial Catastophe |
| September 10, 2004 | - Kerry Campaign Unveils Proposal to Stop Credit Card, Other Abuses |
| September 4, 2004 | - Bankruptcy Reform On Agenda Again, If Republican Nominee Wins |
| September 1, 2004 | - Consumer Bankruptcy "Explosion" Possible, Says Consumer Group |
| August 20, 2004 | - IRS To Pull Plug On Debt Counseling Services |
| August 5, 2004 | - Students Maxing Out Their Credit Cards |
| August 2, 2004 | - Middle Class Share Of Income Shrinking |
| July 28, 2004 | - Bankruptcy "Reform" Bill Fades, But Won't Go Away |
| July 22, 2004 | - U.S. Headed For New Bankruptcy Filing Record |
| July 14, 2004 | - Credit Card Companies Charging Billions in Penalties |
| July 2, 2004 | - Bankers Say: Make Debtors Pay More |
| July 1, 2004 | - Beware Cut-Rate Bankruptcy Advice |
| June 30, 2004 | - Former Cop Charged With Bankruptcy Fraud |
| June 24, 2004 | - Debtor Denied Bankruptcy Because of High Expenses |
| June 9, 2004 | - Ameridebt Files For Bankruptcy |
| May 30, 2004 | - Debt Collector NCO Group Fined $1.5 Million |
| May 28, 2004 | - Federal Reserve Fines Citifinancial $70 Million |
| May 24, 2004 | - Supreme Court Rules On Chapter 13 Interest Rates |
| May 1, 2004 | - More Elders Rely On Credit Cards To Survive |
| April 15, 2004 | - Big Banks Report Billions in Profits |
| April 3, 2004 | - IRS Wants To Use Bill Collectors To Collect Taxes |
| March 28, 2004 | - Senate Report Finds Credit Counseling Abuses |
| March 18, 2004 | - Number of Senior Citizens Filing Bankruptcy Triples |
| March 5, 2004 | - Bankruptcies May Rise As Congress Reconsiders Reforms |
| March 3, 2004 | - Scott Burns: Predatory Lenders Must Share Debt Blame |
| March 2, 2004 | - John Kerry Takes Anti-Bankruptcy Reform Stance In Interview |
| February 25, 2004 | - Bankruptcy Filings Reach New Calendar Year Record |
| February 23, 2004 | - New Bankruptcy Legislation May Push Debtors Into Chapter 13 |
| February 20, 2004 | - Bankruptcy Reform Action To Be Urged Next Week |
| February 18, 2004 | - Seniors See Debt Grow - "Retiring in the Red" |
| February 13, 2004 | - Debt Levels and Delinquencies Rise |
| February 9, 2004 | - Consumer Credit Officially Tops $2 Trillion |
| February 5, 2004 | - Bankruptcy Reform Flawed, Says Law Professor |
| January 28, 2004 | - House Rules Committee Approves Legislative "Sleight of Hand" |
| January 26, 2004 | - Senate Democrats to Battle Anti-Consumer Bankruptcy Bill Move |
| January 22, 2004 | - Sudden Action On Bankruptcy Reform Bill |
| January 21, 2004 | - Candidate Dean Addresses Bankruptcy, Credit Card Debt |
| January 19, 2004 | - Trustees Press Search For Bankruptcy Abuse |
| January 14, 2004 | - Gov. Schwarzenegger Says California Could Go Bankrupt |
| January 8, 2004 | - J. Thomas Black Receives Award From Houston Bar Foundation |
| January 6, 2004 | - Consumer Debt More Than Doubles In Decade |
| January 4, 2004 | - Penthouse Magazine Files Chapter 11 Plan |
| January 3, 2004 | - Debtor's Attorney's Fees for Pre-Petition Work Discharged |
| January 2, 2004 | - Post-Holiday Debt May Bury Consumers |
| December 29, 2003 | - No Exemption for Concealed Assets |
| December 26, 2003 | - Sole Shareholder Found Liable for Payroll Taxes |
| December 23, 2003 | - President Bush Signs Free Credit Report Law |
| December 19, 2003 | - Payday Lenders Prey On Military |
| December 17, 2003 | - J. Thomas Black Honored by Local Bankruptcy Court |
| December 12, 2003 | - U.S. Trustee Proposes Drastic Bankruptcy Rule Changes |
| December 10, 2003 | - Bad Faith Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Dismissed |
| November 26, 2003 | - Bankruptcy Bill Gone for This Session of Congress |
| November 25, 2003 | - Citigroup Buys Sears Credit Card Business |
| November 22, 2003 | - Bankruptcy "Reform" Bill May Be Almost Here |
| November 21, 2003 | - Americans Owe $750.9 Billion in Credit Card Debt |
| November 15, 2003 | - Sen. Edwards Calls for Govt. Help for Strapped Middle Class |
| November 14, 2003 | - Personal Bankruptcies Rise 7.8% |
| November 13, 2003 | - Fairbanks Capital Settles FTC and HUD Charges |
| November 12, 2003 | - Woman Therapist Calls for Credit Card Reform! Femonomics.com |
| November 11, 2003 | - Total Consumer Credit Nears Record $2 Trillion Dollars! |
| November 8, 2003 | - Hiding Assets in Bankruptcy Case Brings Prison Term |
| November 6, 2003 | - 5th Circuit Rules Musician's Student Loans Not Discharged |
| November 5, 2003 | - Free Financial Newsletter Available at www.financial-dreams.com |
| November 4, 2003 | - U.S. Secretaries Beware! Indians Want Your Jobs |
| November 1, 2003 | - Financial Literacy Bill Advances in Senate |
| October 28, 2003 | - J. Thomas Black Recognized As Volunteer Lawyer |
| October 26, 2003 | - Ameridebt To Stop Enrolling New Customers |
| October 20, 2003 | - IRS Investigates Credit Counseling Agencies |
| October 14, 2003 | - Average Credit Card Debt Increases Almost 50% |
| October 9, 2003 | - Bankruptcy Court Filing Fees Going Up November 1 |
| October 3, 2003 | - Those Without Health Insurance Increases- Job Losses Blamed |
| September 27, 2003 | - FDIC Says Consumers Better And Worse Off In Getting Credit |
| September 23, 2003 | - Senator Grassley Pushing For Vote On Bankruptcy Reform |
| September 22, 2003 | - America's Rich Getting Richer |
| September 16, 2003 | - "The Two Income Trap" by Warren and Tyagi |
| September 13, 2003 | - Ameridebt Sued For Fraud |
| September 11, 2003 | - Jobless Claims Post Unexpected Rise |
| September 2, 2003 | - J. Thomas Black Appointed State Chairman of NACBA |
| August 23, 2003 | - Have Children? You're More Likely To File Bankruptcy |
| August 18, 2003 | - Tax Guru: Bankruptcy Reform Would Harm Tax Collection |
| August 9, 2003 | - Subprime Mortgage Lender May Pay Enormous Settlement |
| August 2, 2003 | - Little Movement in Senate On Reform Bill |
| June 28, 2003 | - Number of Homes in Foreclosure At Record High |
| June 13, 2003 | - J. Thomas Black Receives Highest Rating |
| May 31, 2003 | - Talk About Kicking Debtors When They're Down... |
| May 21, 2003 | - How The New Bankruptcy Reform Law Would Affect You |
| May 20, 2003 | - Ten Ways To Fight Back Against a Debt Collector |
| May 15, 2003 | - Bankruptcy Filings Break Another Record |
| May 2, 2003 | - J. Thomas Black Again Recognized for Fighting Bad Bankruptcy Bill |
| April 12, 2003 | - Just for Fun; The Iraqi Information Minister |
| April 10, 2003 | - Credit Counseling in Crisis, Says Consumer Groups |
| March 28, 2003 | - The Bankruptcy System- By Ralph Nader |
| March 19, 2003 | - House Passes Anti-Consumer Bankruptcy "Reform" Measure |
| March 18, 2003 | - Spiegel Files Chapter 11- Too Much Credit Card Debt |
| March 17, 2003 | - ABA: New BK Provisions Threaten Courts and Consumers |
| March 13, 2003 | - 2003 Bankruptcy Bill Headed for Full House |
| March 5, 2003 | - Anti-Consumer Bankruptcy Bill To Be Pushed Through |
| February 28, 2003 | - Bankruptcy "Reform" Alive Yet Again; Goodbye Consumers' Rights |
| February 14, 2003 | - Bankruptcies Continue to Set Records |
| February 5, 2003 | - OK, I Can Poke A Little Fun At Myself- Lawyer Jokes |
| February 1, 2003 | - The "Stella" Awards - Some Lawsuits Go Too Far |
| January 23, 2003 | - Bankruptcy Reform May Be "Battle Fatigued" |
| January 19, 2003 | - Trustees Press Search for Bankruptcy Abuse |
| January 8, 2003 | - Hiding Assets in Bankruptcy Case Brings Prison Term |
| January 4, 2003 | - Credit Card Solicitations May Have Hit 4 Billion |
| December 3, 2002 | - Overlimit? That'll Be $650,000,000.00, Please |
| November 25, 2002 | - Bankruptcy Filings Hit Historic Highs |
| November 21, 2002 | - Congress Adjourns- Anti-Consumer Law Fails |
| November 15, 2002 | - Surprise! House Passes Bill In Midnight Session |
| November 14, 2002 | - Bankruptcy "Reform" Bill Killed for This Congress |
| November 5, 2002 | - Why So Many Credit Card Applications? Securitization! |
| November 2, 2002 | - Senator Feingold: Others Will Take Up Bankruptcy Fight |
| October 25, 2002 | - America Loses Great U.S. Senator in Plane Crash |
| October 22, 2002 | - Addicted Gambler Sues Casino |
| October 15, 2002 | - New Bankruptcy Law Possible After Election |
| October 11, 2002 | - Big Lender to Pay Big for "Predatory" Loan Practices |
| September 22, 2002 | - Credit Industry Gave $63 Million To Congress To Buy Influence |
| September 19, 2002 | - J. Thomas Black Quoted In Bankruptcy Article in Houston Chronicle |
| September 17, 2002 | - Big Labor Taking Swipe at Anti-Worker Bankruptcy Bill |
| September 16, 2002 | - Call or Email Your Congressman To Oppose Bankruptcy Reform |
| September 13, 2002 | - Anti-Consumer Bankruptcy Bill Having Trouble On Hill |
| September 9, 2002 | - Older Americans Groups Urge "No" Vote on Bankruptcy Reform |
| August 29, 2002 | - MBNA Picketed For Support of Bankruptcy "Reform" Bill |
| August 21, 2002 | - Christian Coalition: Congress Should Vote No On BK Reform |
| July 31, 2002 | - The Credit Industry's Campaign to Reform Bankruptcy Law |
| July 30, 2002 | - New Media Critical of Bad Bankruptcy "Reform" Bill |
| July 29, 2002 | - Bad Bankruptcy Bill Hits Snag in House |
| July 27, 2002 | - Bad Proposed New Bankruptcy Law Is 465 Pages Long |
| July 26, 2002 | - Final Agreement Reached on Anti-Consumer Bankruptcy Bill |
| July 22, 2002 | - Bad Bankruptcy "Reform" Bill Won't Be Passed By August Recess |
| July 10, 2002 | - Consumers Owe $1.7 Trillion in Debt- And It's Growing Fast |
| July 9, 2002 | - The Golden Rule: Those That Have the Gold, Make the Rules |
| June 28, 2002 | - Anti-Consumer Bankruptcy "Reform" Not Likely Before July 4 Recess |
| June 27, 2002 | - Bank Card Debt, Charge-Offs Down |
| June 19, 2002 | - Deal Very Close On Bad Bankruptcy Bill |
| June 6, 2002 | - Negotiations Continuing On Bad Bankruptcy Bill |
| June 5, 2002 | - Charge It- Using Plastic to Pay the Rent |
| May 23, 2002 | - Bad Bankruptcy Bill Still Stalled |
| May 17, 2002 | - Bankruptcy Filings Continuing To Break Records |
| May 15, 2002 | - Anti-Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Coming to a Head |
| May 14, 2002 | - J. Thomas Black Celebrates Twenty Years as Attorney |
| May 1, 2002 | - No Bankruptcy Bill Yet- Abortion Issue is Only Holdup |
| April 17, 2002 | - Bankruptcy Bill Conferees to Meet Next Week |
| April 9, 2002 | - Five Billion Credit Card Applications Sent Last Year |
| March 18, 2002 | - Getting Older and Getting Heavily in Debt |
| March 16, 2002 | - Saddam Agrees to Let U.N. Count Secret Sites |
| March 14, 2002 | - Americans Adding To Debt While Living on Credit |
| March 6, 2002 | - Sen. Daschle Says Reform to President by End of March |
| March 5, 2002 | - Anti-Consumer Bankruptcy Bill To Be Pushed Through |
| March 1, 2002 | - Bad Bankruptcy Bill Coming Back To Life |
| February 6, 2002 | - Financial Illiteracy A Big Problem in U.S. |
| January 31, 2002 | - Rep. Jackson-Lee Moves to Help Enron Employees |
| January 25, 2002 | - Enron Bankruptcy Complicates Reform Legislation |
| December 10, 2001 | - Americans Trying To Cut Back On Holiday Credit |
| December 4, 2001 | - Record Number of Bankruptcies Filed |
| December 3, 2001 | - Enron Files Biggest Bankruptcy In U.S. History |
| November 21, 2001 | - Let's Be Especially Thankful This Thanksgiving |
| November 15, 2001 | - Bankruptcy Reform Panel Meets, Little Progress |
| November 7, 2001 | - Bankruptcy Conference to Meet Next Week |
| November 1, 2001 | - Consumer Confidence Plunges Again |
| October 30, 2001 | - Bankruptcy Reform Not Gone Yet |
| October 27, 2001 | - Economic Rebound Weak Says Fed |
| October 15, 2001 | - Consumer Debt Burden Getting Out of Hand |
| September 27, 2001 | - Randy Jackson May Get Probation |
| September 14, 2001 | - Bankruptcy Reform May Be Up In Smoke For This Session |
| September 12, 2001 | - Terrorist Attack Delays Bankruptcy Bill |
| September 6, 2001 | - Grassley Optimistic About Bankruptcy Reform This Session |
| September 4, 2001 | - More Americans Behind on Credit Card Payments |
| August 31, 2001 | - Bankruptcy Conference Expected Mid September |
| August 28, 2001 | - Even More Bankruptcy Filings Expected This Year |
| August 24, 2001 | - Bankruptcy Filings Break Quarterly Record |
| August 14, 2001 | - House, Senate Conference Staff Meets To Discuss Differences |
| August 7, 2001 | - White House Opposes Limiting Homestead |
| July 30, 2001 | - House To Name Conferees This Week |
| July 25, 2001 | - Senate To Begin Work of Reconciling Reform Bills |
| July 12, 2001 | - Texans- Call Senator Hutchison To Keep Homestead Rights |
| July 9, 2001 | - Sen. Biden To Be Named To Bankruptcy Conference |
| July 5, 2001 | - Senate About To Move On Bankruptcy Conference |
| July 3, 2001 | - Credit Card Banks Slow To Lower Rates |
| June 30, 2001 | - Credit Card Banks Profits To Go Up |
| June 29, 2001 | - Texas Town Goes Bankrupt |
| June 19, 2001 | - Wellstone To Filibuster Bankruptcy Conference |
| June 18, 2001 | - Card Charge Offs Highest in 4 Years; Proposed New Law Blamed |
| June 13, 2001 | - Bankruptcy Reform May Have Hit A Snag |
| June 12, 2001 | - New Law May Swamp Credit Counselors- Lenders Not Helping |
| June 8, 2001 | - A New Way To Gouge You- Balance Transfer Fees |
| June 6, 2001 | - Credit Card Execs Begin To Bail On Company Stock |
| May 26, 2001 | - Party Switch Leaves Bankruptcy Bill Status Unclear |
| May 23, 2001 | - Bankruptcy Filings Second Highest Ever |
| May 15, 2001 | - Credit Card Bank Delinquencies Up; Still Making Big Bucks |
| May 12, 2001 | - Politicians Still At Standoff- No Conference Committee Deal Yet |
| May 9, 2001 | - Americans Opposed To Anti-Consumer Bankruptcy "Reform" Bill |
| May 4, 2001 | - Congressional Leaders Closer On Conference Agreement |
| April 27, 2001 | - J. Thomas Black Recognized By National Consumer Group |
| April 26, 2001 | - Conference Impasse May Be Close To Agreement |
| April 9, 2001 | - Five Billion Credit Card Applications Sent Last Year |
| April 2, 2001 | - Bankruptcy Bill Temporarily in Limbo |
| March 23, 2001 | - Senate-House Conferee Dispute Delaying Bill |
| March 15, 2001 | - Senate Passes Best Bankruptcy Bill Money Can Buy |
| March 10, 2001 | - Senate Debating Bankruptcy Reform Amendments |
| March 8, 2001 | - We have strange laws in Texas -The Texas Three Kick Rule |
| February 8, 2001 | - BANKRUPTCY REFORM BARRELLING TOWARD ENACTMENT |
| February 1, 2001 | - Republicans Introduce 2001 Bankruptcy Reform Bills |
| January 25, 2001 | - J. Thomas Black Awarded Certified Financial Planner Designation |
| January 18, 2001 | - Sitting in the Office of J. Thomas Black |
| December 15, 2000 | - BANKRUPTCY REFORM DEAD FOR 2000 |
| December 6, 2000 | - Bankruptcy Bill Not Dead Yet for This Congress |
| October 19, 2000 | - 'SHADOW' BANKRUPTCY LAW FADING AWAY |
| September 9, 2000 | - CHANCES OF BANKRUPTCY "REFORM" LOOKING DIMMER |
| August 14, 2000 | - Lobbyists Seek Bankruptcy Changes |
| August 4, 2000 | - Credit Card Employees Support Bush |
| July 14, 2000 | - BORROWING AT RECORD LEVELS |
| June 8, 2000 | - "Reform" Still Stalled |
| December 16, 1999 | - NEW BANKRUPTCY LAW PENDING |
