On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt & Associates | Mar 28, 2019 | bankruptcy, Firm News
It has been termed “a uniquely American phenomenon.” And it is an always front-and-center issue for scores of millions of individuals and families across the country trying to make ends meet financially. Many Arkansas residents are intimately familiar with...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt & Associates | Mar 7, 2019 | bankruptcy, Firm News
We are a nation of debtors. That has always been the case, with American consumers taking out various types of loans to finance homes, educations, automobiles and other necessities. There is often no problem with that, of course. Many individuals and families walk the...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt & Associates | Jan 29, 2019 | bankruptcy, Firm News
It just might be a lot easier for the country collectively if debt experts could identify and spotlight one above-all-others factor that starts the spiral of debt woes for legions of Americans. If it was student debt, for example, perhaps some heightened energy and...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt & Associates | Jan 15, 2019 | bankruptcy, Firm News
Perhaps it is harsh student loan exactions in one given case. In another, it could be increasing pressures tied to a steadily rising credit card balance. Some people struggle greatly with economic challenges arising from an unforeseen job loss or demotion. Others...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt & Associates | Jan 8, 2019 | bankruptcy, Firm News
Economic challenges and financial stress are realities tightly tied to America’s younger generations. And that is only logical, right? It makes sense that many individuals just leaving school and/or embarking on a career must often deal for a time –...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt & Associates | Dec 18, 2018 | bankruptcy, Firm News
Seemingly, it’s the bank that just keeps on giving to its customers. Nightmares, that is. Heartache. Reportedly, even nervous breakdowns. The financial entity that is one of the country’s largest lenders is in the news once again for a story that its executives...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt & Associates | Nov 1, 2018 | bankruptcy, Firm News
Here’s a quick hint concerning the above-posed query in today’s blog headline: It’s not their new car. Nor, actually, is it a new home addition, splurgy vacations, a golf club membership or shiny jewelry. Bottom line: If your neighbor seems to be...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt & Associates | Oct 16, 2018 | bankruptcy, Firm News
Once burned, twice shy. English is a language replete with idioms and adages. The above phrase is one example from a thick playbook of expressions that seek to impart a particular kernel of wisdom. If you’re not familiar with the words, a couple examples where they...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt & Associates | Sep 12, 2018 | bankruptcy, Firm News
The national publication Modern Healthcare underscores the banding of national legislators a generation ago that at least paid lip service to cost-based reforms in the country’s insurance industry. It notes that congressional leaders of yesteryear were just as aware...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt & Associates | Aug 23, 2018 | bankruptcy, Firm News
You take out student loans so that you can embrace an opportunity for learning and future personal growth. Not to divorce. That loan/divorce nexus spells an uppercase irony, to be sure. Millions of Americans, including legions of Arkansas residents, take on student...
