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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Real disposable income declined in February as consumer prices jumped by the largest amount in 2 years, the Commerce Department reported Monday. Economists said the data show that higher prices for gasoline are starting to take some of the steam out of the economy.
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A Chapter 13 debtor's projected disposable income should not have been reduced by monthly installment payments that she in fact would not be making, the 4th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment. The debtor listed two all-terrain vehicles as personal property in her bankruptcy. She was obligated to make monthly payments on the ATVs totaling $163. In her proposed repayment plan, she represented that she would be surrendering both vehicles to the secured creditors.
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The hypothesis concerning the cointegration of consumption and disposable income is tested. Specifically, tests 'based on the theory of testing unit roots' are applied to panel data from 12 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries to assess the nonstationarity of consumption and disposable income, respectively, and their cointegration. The results support the implication of the rational expectation-permanent income hypothesis that both economic variables are cointegrated.
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Escalating gas prices have become a real worry for both consumers and the analysts who track economic trends. But the Inland Empire should be particularly concerned with high oil prices, according to a new University of Redlands study. Residents in the San Bernardino and Riverside counties are feeling the worst pain at the pump in Southern California, according to the research, which looked at the amount of money residents spend on gas as a share of their disposable income by U.S. ZIP code.
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It's been six years since the enactment of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, and courts across the country continue to struggle with the application of the "projected disposable income test. A number of issues relating to [section]1325(b)(1) can arise, from the time constraints on a Chapter 13 debtor's proposed plan when the debtor has zero or negative projected disposable income and a trustee or creditor has objected, to what items should be included in the calculation of projected disposable income.
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PORTLAND For many people, a stagnant economy, stock market declines and increased unemployment have made money pretty tight the past few years. With less disposable income around, charitable organizations now are feeling a philanthropic pinch. Giving by all 327 charitable foundations in Maine that are registered with the Internal Revenue Service decreased 6 percent between 2008 and 2009, from $133 million to $127 million, according to figures released last week in an annual report by the Maine Philanthropy Center.
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CHICAGO - If you adjust for inflation and income, Americans have never spent less on food than they have in recent years. And yet many feel we've also never paid such a high price. S. Department of Agriculture figures show the average American spent just 9.5 percent of his or her disposable income on food last year, a lower percentage than any country in the world.
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Credit risk on corporate loans has fallen slightly since the December report. Debt-servicing capacity has improved somewhat and there is a lower risk of default. Potential losses have declined owing to a reduction in corporate debt and an increase in enterprises ' equity capital. The situation for commercial property and shipping is still demanding, but the outlook has improved somewhat since the December report. Household credit risk is in the short term about unchanged on the previous report. Households saved a high share of disposable income in 2009. The rise in the debt burden has eased somewhat. Higher residential mortgage rates may weaken debt-servicing capacity ahead.
