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BLT (Bankruptcy Lawyer Topics) is a periodic review and comparison of consumer bankruptcy topics being covered on bankruptcy lawyer blogs.

Holding a J.D. and an International Affairs M.A. from Marquette University, Matt Leichter (matt [dot] leichter [at] gmail [dot] com) is an attorney licensed in Wisconsin and New York.  He speaks Japanese and focuses on comparative and international law, as well as international business.

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(In reverse order!)

GENERAL

American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Bankruptcy Blog Exchange

• Shortcomings of Credit CARD Act
• New Consumer Credit Card Rules Take Effect
• Eighty Percent Interest on a Credit Card
• ¡MORE!

Bankruptcy Law Network

• How Will The New Credit Card Laws Affect Me?
• Will New Credit Card Rules Cause a Spike in Bankruptcy?

CreditSlips.org

• Reflections on Credit CARD Act Day

Consumer Law & Policy Blog

• New Credit Card Law Effective Tomorrow (Monday, February 22)

WISCONSIN

Jamie Miller, Esq. (Miller & Miller, LLC) – Milwaukee Bankruptcy Attorney Blog (Milwaukee, WI)

• Soon You Will Really Know What It Really Takes to Pay Off Your Credit Card Debt

***SEE MORE BLOG POSTS FROM BANKRUPTCY LAWYERS AROUND THE U.S.***

TEXAS

Reed Allmand, Esq. (Allmand & Lee) – Reed’s Bankruptcy Attorney Blog (Dallas and Ft. Worth, TX)

• What To Expect From The Credit Card Industry in 2010
• Credit Card Penalty Rates vs. Penalty Fees
• Credit Card Inactivity Fees Coming Your Way?
• Coming To A Credit Card Near You

NEW YORK

Bruce Weiner, Esq. (Rosenberg Musso & Weiner) – NYBankruptcyNet (Brooklyn, NY)

• The new credit card law: What New Yorkers need to know to protect themselves

NEVADA

Haines & Krieger (Las Vegas, NV)

• Credit CARD Act of 2009 goes into effect today…but watch out

MASSACHUSETTS

Bacon Wilson P.C. – Bankruptcy Bits (Springfield, Westfield, Northampton, Amherst, MA)

• More new rules to protect credit card holders – effective February 22, 2010

Kara O’Donnell, Esq. (Law Office of Kara O’Donnell) – Quincy Bankruptcy Blog (Quincy, MA)

• Boston Bankruptcy – Under 21? You may only have DAYS left to get a credit card without a co-signer
• Boston Bankruptcy – The New Credit Card Laws

CALIFORNIA

Northern California

Sagaria Law, PC – California Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog (San Jose, Freemon, Monterrey, Redwood City, Salinas, Sacramento, CA); also by Scott Sagaria – American Bankruptcy Association (ABA) Journal California Bankruptcy Blog

• San Diego Bankruptcy Attorney comments on the Credit Card Act

Southern California

Howard Nassiri (Vincent D. Howard, Esq. and Damian J. Nassiri, Esq.) – California Bankruptcy Attorney Blog (Anaheim, CA)

• CARD Act Protecting Buyers From Unfair Policies Finally Takes Effect

ALABAMA

Watts Law Group, P.C. and M. Stan Herring, P.C. – Alabama Consumer Law Blog (Birmingham, AL)

• Creditors Find Ways Around New Credit Card Rules

Tags: Bankruptcy blog, Bankruptcy law, Bankruptcy practice, Blogs, Consumer Bankruptcy, Credit cards

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