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Our clients often ask us for tips on improving their credit, especially after bankruptcy filing. We have previously discussed improving credit after bankruptcy filing in our previous blog post.   This is a simple basic list of what someone can do to improve their credit.

The saga surrounding the VA continues with the release of an audit implicating the VA regarding what veterans were actually told and documented appointment times which were never relayed to the veterans themselves. This mess continues on what appears to be a daily basis. You can read the continuing coverage at a number of news outlets to include CNN.

Intelligence Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2010 established a requirement for the President to submit an annual report to Congress on the security clearance process, to include the total number of security clearances across government and in-depth metrics on the timeliness of security clearance determinations in the Intelligence Community (IC).

Many of the veterans that we represent lament the fact that it takes the VA so long to decide their claim and for their claim to work its way through the convoluted VA system.

In news that should both distress and outrage veterans and their families, CNN has uncovered a secret waiting list in Phoenix Arizona for veterans awaiting urgent medical care.

The Social Security Administration announced that, effective March 17, 2014, it will expedite disability claims for veterans receiving VA service-connected compensation benefits and who have a rating of 100% permanent and total disability from the VA.

The Department of Defense (DOD) announced a policy on March 18, 2014 to begin tightening up access to classified information by potentially shrinking the list of 3.5 million people who currently hold active security clearances.

The Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA) is a federal consumer law found among the other various federal consumer protection laws and is located at 15 U.S.C .

Many of our clients present us with these questions, especially during tax season. The simple answer to these questions is… maybe…

This area of questions is actually quite complicated.  If you find yourself presented with these types of questions, we recommend seeking the assistance of your tax advisor or a tax professional.

Many times creditors and debt collectors will coerce, usually by harassment, people into allowing them to take money directly from their checking or savings bank accounts. You have an absolute right to stop this seizure of your money at any time.