Explore what judgment liens are, how they work, their differences from property liens, and what debtors can do to manage ...

After months of collection calls, warning letters and legal notices, many borrowers assume the worst is over once a creditor takes them to court over their unpaid debt, which millions of Americans are ...

Have you inherited real estate while carrying debt? Here's what your creditors can and can't do to collect on it.

In a tax foreclosure action, when a judgment creditor is joined as a defendant, the entry of judgment terminates the lien of the judgment on the subject property. However, courts have held that a ...

The entry of a judgment means the beginning of post-judgment enforcement proceedings by the creditor against the debtor and, more specifically, against the debtor's assets. But not all of the debtor's ...

Recent policies by some New York sheriffs prohibit credit bidding at property sales, risking undervaluing assets. However, courts and long-standing legal precedent support credit bidding as a fair ...

Credit card debt has become a serious issue nationwide, with borrower totals now exceeding $1.28 trillion and delinquency rates climbing as borrowers struggle to keep up with their high-rate balances.

A new law in Arizona, HB 2617, makes significant changes to Arizona’s homestead exemption and expands the rights of judgment creditors. The law went into effect on January 1, 2022, but creditors with ...

A judgment creditor, Hydrocarbon Advisors Limited, has asked the Court of Appeal in Lagos to refuse an application by a judgment debtor, Accugas Limited, seeking to stay the execution of its ...