May 24, 2011

Facing heavy government layoffs from budget cuts, the North Carolina State Employees Credit Union says it will no longer seek to garnish the wages of borrowers who fall behind on a debt.

"We simply don't think that's the way to treat people," SECU...

May 12, 2011

Ignoring outstanding credit card debt can take a bite out of your paycheck or bank account. Garnishment, a last ditch effort at debt collection, hits debtors where it hurts: their ability to pay the bills, fill the gas tank and feed their families.

When facing...

Ok, so here is my situation:

I receive SSDI and so do my children. We passed the means test, but unfortunately, because of my state and the schedules, we will most likely be pushed into a chapter 13

According to what I have calculated via the means test on a chapter 13,...

throughout my months here on this GREAT forum, it has struck me that one of the deepest fears associated with the filing of a bankruptcy; whether it be a chapter 7 or 13, wage garnishment, tax liens have been of the utmost forerunner of priory concerns to many. i know for us personally, we were scared...

I heard that the wage garnishment laws are changing in July. It has something to do with the minimum wage laws. Can anyone tell what the new changes will be? Thank you.

Hello. I was wondering if anyone could answer this question that has had this issue or knows someone who has. I live in New Jersey but I work in Pennsylvania. My employer is ONLY based in PA and payroll is from PA, etc...

Can a creditor garnish wages?? New Jersey DOES allow wage garnishments...

Hi! I have searched high and low on the forums but haven't found an answer to this question. There is no wage garnishment in PA but it is 10% of gross in NJ. My question is if I live in NJ and work in PA, can the credit card companies garnish my wages since the wages are earned in PA or does it go...