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When consumers file bankruptcy they usually file under Chapter 7 or Chapter 13. Chapter 7 is the most popular, accounting for about 60% of all filings, with Chapter 13 occupying the second place [...]

Words that you might hear from your bankruptcy attorney are fraudulent transfer, preference or preferential payment, and clawbacks.  What are these and, more importantly, should you be concerned? [...]

People often don’t realize that there are more than one choice when filing bankruptcy. The two most common types are Chapters 7 and 13.  Briefly, Chapter 7 is what most people think of when [...]

The Wall Street Journal reports today that clothing retailer Forever 21 may file bankruptcy as soon as Sunday. Forever 21, if it files, will become the latest in a growing list of retailers that [...]

Ditech Holding Corporation, a servicer of thousands of both reverse and forward mortgages, filed bankruptcy earlier this year for the second time in 14 months. This time around, Ditech sought a [...]

The objective of every bankruptcy is to receive a discharge. The discharge says that all debts not specifically excepted are discharged, meaning the creditor holding the debt cannot collect. The [...]

On August 1, 2019, the Senate passed the Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019, a bipartisan bill that had already been approved by the House. The bill now goes to the president, who is expected to [...]

For most people bankruptcy is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. In rare instances it becomes necessary to file a second or even a third time. Usually these cases are separated by several years, if not [...]

Thank you readers for your questions about Schubach Jewelers. While I don’t have all the answers, I do appreciate hearing from you. Today, I’m answering a question posed by Jessica. [...]

Women’s clothing store Dressbarn is among the latest brick and mortar retailers to throw in the towel. Dressbarn’s parent company, Ascena Retail Group, which also owns Lane Bryant, [...]