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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Beam Software Partners with LCI to Provide Best-in-Class Bankruptcy Services to Customers
31 October 2016
Supreme Court Takes On Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Mess Created by FDCPA Ruling
20 October 2016
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear FDCPA Case
12 October 2016
4th Cir. Holds Time-Barred Proof of Claim Does Not Violate FDCPA
7 September 2016
Plaintiff Counsel Threatened With Sanctions Responds to Judge in Experian "Meaningful Review" Credit Dispute Case
30 June 2016
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Determines that a “Debt Collector” filing a Bankruptcy Court Proof of Claim on a Time-Barred Account is an FDCPA Violation
25 May 2016
Arizona Fed. Court Holds No FDCPA Violation for Collecting on Ex-Spouse’s Discharged Debt
7 March 2016
Court Rules in Favor of Law Firm and Creditor in Four Year Old FDCPA and Bankruptcy Case
19 February 2016
2nd Circuit Rules Bankruptcy Code Does Not Preclude FDCPA Suit in District Court
28 January 2016
Bankruptcy Code Precludes FDCPA Claim for Filing POC on Time-Barred Debt, Fla. District Court Holds
27 January 2016
Bankruptcy: A Fresh Start, But at What Cost?
29 July 2015
10 Years Later: What Have We Learned from BAPCPA?
29 July 2015
Are You Properly Reporting Bankruptcies to Credit Bureaus?
29 July 2015
U.S. Supreme Court Holds Chapter 7 Debtor Cannot ‘Strip Off’ Wholly Unsecured Junior Mortgage
2 June 2015
DBA International Offers Webinar on Understanding the New Risks in the Bankruptcy Claim Process
16 April 2015
Circuit Court Rejects FDCPA Claim Based on Alleged Invalid Proof of Claim
4 March 2015
Court Expands FDCPA's "Least Sophisticated" Standard to Include Attorneys
25 February 2015
Bankruptcy Filings Down Nearly 12% in 2014; ARM Firms Well-Represented in Cases
18 February 2015
Fallout Growing from FDCPA Decision on Proof of Claim on Time-Barred Debt
18 November 2014
Feds Investigating Banks' and Debt Buyers' Treatment of Bankruptcy Accounts
13 November 2014