Whether you’re facing foreclosure, maxed-out credit cards or constant calls from creditors, you’ll eventually have to do something for financial relief. One option is bankruptcy. However, you’ll face ...

Chapter 13 bankruptcy allows people with regular income to repay debts over time, protecting assets and recovering financial stability. To qualify, individuals must meet income and debt limits and ...

Bankruptcy law does not set a single nationwide "maximum income" that cuts you off from relief. Instead, it asks a more ...

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. The decision to file bankruptcy is a heady one, but then there is the question of which type of bankruptcy to file. You have ...

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. A Chapter 13 bankruptcy can be a life preserver when you’re drowning in a sea of debt, but what happens when there’s a financial ...

Debt settlement and bankruptcy are drastic solutions for serious financial problems. Most consumers who qualify for Chapter 7 are better off choosing bankruptcy. Debt settlement can be a better option ...

This little-known bankruptcy timing rule can impact your case, your assets and even whether you can file at all.

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Filing for Chapter 7? Avoid the errors that could derail your bankruptcy case or leave you worse off financially.

While the ideal goal is to rebuild your credit after a bankruptcy filing, you could find the need to file for personal bankruptcy again. There’s no limit to the number of times you can file, but there ...

Total bankruptcy filings in calendar year 2025 were 565,759, an 11% increase from the 508,953 registered during calendar year 2024, ...

Filing for bankruptcy should be a last resort, but it can give you a fresh start. There are different kinds of bankruptcy you can file; the one you choose depends on what you’re eligible for and how ...