The difference between unsecured and secured creditors?

Of course you have heard about “unsecured” and “secured” creditors, what is it that differentiates between the two terms? A creditor is somebody to whom money is owed. For example, when you owe the bank money because you have taken out a loan, they are then your creditor. We can separate creditors into two categories, “secured” and […]

Keeping your car in an Arizona bankruptcy. “Ride-through and Reaffirmation”.

A reaffirmation agreement simply means that you have agreed with your creditor to continue to be liable to them after bankruptcy.  You should almost never enter into a reaffirmation agreement with an unsecured creditor. This is because your debt to them will be discharged in Chapter 7, meaning they can never come after you again […]

Why is chapter 7 bankruptcy called “liquidation”?

Arizona Chapter 7 Bankruptcy has many nicknames, such as “straight bankruptcy” or “liquidation”. Liquidation is a good description because one basic premise of chapter 7 bankruptcy is that your unsecured creditors are entitled to the value of all you non-exempt property. For example, in Arizona if you owned a Mickey Mantle rookie card in mint […]

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