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If the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. are held liable for the deadly November 2018 wildfire in Northern California, it could add billions to the company’s debt. The company’s insurance only covers $1.5 billion, coming far short of the estimated $15 billion in liabilities. Financial Ruin While the utility company hasn’t made any announcements regarding…

Everyone wants a high credit score. Your credit, after all, is the financial key needed to access credit. Over the course of this year, you may have noticed that your own credit score has improved thanks to initiatives by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In fact, the average overall FICO Credit score in the…

A new law is helping utilities prevent a possible California Bankruptcy, but it appears as though the direct cost may be the burden of California utility consumers. The new law, signed in the last week of September 2018, is already drawing stringent criticism from Californians. Critics are calling the new measure, which allows California utility…

Debt collectors licensed in the state of California have new requirements that will go into effect starting January 1st, 2019. California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill No. 1526 into law on September 5th, 2018, which will amend the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. This Act regulates debt collection practices among the debt collectors…

The hardware supplier, Orchard Supply Hardware, started 87 years ago in 1931, will be serving its last customers in California, Florida, and other states in 2018. Orchard Supply began as Orchard Supply Farmer Co-op, a modest co-op formed by 30 farmers based in the San Jose, California area. Orchard was started and thrived in the…

Mission Solano, a California homeless shelter announced this week that its board of directors is pursuing Chapter 7 bankruptcy this week and will eliminate its nonprofit status. Business bankruptcy in Fairfield, CA offers the benefit of reducing debt for a struggling company. The shelter has struggled to obtain additional bridge funding over the past several…

A beloved childhood icon that brought warm memories during our childhoods will be no more by the end of 2018. Toys R Us filed bankruptcy in September of 2017 citing huge losses that caused an inability to answer debt payments by the toy seller. In both a sad and slightly worrisome announcement this week, Toys…

If you are in the predicament of being behind on payments, you have most likely received an attempt to collect the debt from the company or person. While debt collection “bullies” are less common due to more awareness of debt collection laws, there may be instances where you are faced with false representation, threats, and…

As we enter the last two shopping weeks before Christmas, more and more people are reaching for their credit card, and unintendedly adding to the record level of consumer debt in America. The total household debt in the United States continued its rise last quarter reaching just under $13 trillion dollars total. Additionally, the Federal…

Anyone who has been in debt knows that it can be a stressful situation. Consequently, a number of studies have shown an adverse relationship between debt and your physical and mental health. These studies compile data using panel surveys, epidemiological surveys, and psychological autopsy studies and have found a strong relationship between debt and poor…