Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability by an individual, or business, to pay their creditors. The declaration is known as seeking bankruptcy protection (from creditors) or initiating a bankruptcy filing. Unsecured debts -- like credit card balances -- are typically in peril in bankruptcy filings. But recent changes to the U.S. bankruptcy code have seen more consumers forced to file Chapter 13, which requires a debt repayment plan, rather than Chapter 7, which effectively wipes out unsecured debt.
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Commercial Bankruptcies: Assessment of Unexpired Leases
2 November 2009
The Receivables Exchange Stands Ready to Fill the Liquidity Gap in CIT Fallout
30 October 2009
Commercial Bankruptcies: Settlement Strategy in a Preference Action from a Creditor's Perspective
23 October 2009
Commercial Bankruptcies: Preference Payments
16 October 2009
Hearing Date Set for Circuit City Liquidation Plan and News on Other Banrupt U.S. Companies
5 October 2009
Equifax Commercial Information Solutions Releases New Quarterly Credit Trend Data
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29 September 2009
Airline Finds Buyer and News on Other Challenged U.S. Companies
21 September 2009
Commercial Collector RMS Opens Online Business Center
17 September 2009
Report: Debt Settlement a Viable Path to Economic Recovery Over Bankruptcy
17 September 2009
Pilgrim's Pride May Have $2.5 billion Bidder and News on Other Challenged U.S. Companies
14 September 2009
The Anatomy of a Distressed Company Sale
9 September 2009
Bidders Line Up for NHL Team and News on Other Challenged U.S. Companies
9 September 2009
What?s Next for Bankruptcies in the Current Economy
3 September 2009
Tribune Co. Divests Cubs and News on Other Challenged U.S. Companies for Aug 24
3 September 2009
Credit Card Chargeoffs and Delinquencies Contracting Over Summer
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Reader's Digest Readies Planned Bankruptcy and News on Other Challenged U.S. Companies for Aug 24
24 August 2009
Consumer Bankruptcies on Pace to Hit Pre-Reform Levels in 2009
8 July 2009
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Bankruptcy Reform Law Provision
9 June 2009
Over $33 Billion in U.S. Consumer Credit at Risk of Default
18 May 2009