The passage of 2005’s Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (AKA “BAPCPA”)…is what’s commonly called the “new bankruptcy law,” even though it was more a collection of laws.
BAPCPA brought swee...

Are you looking to file for bankruptcy?
There are pros & cons- many of which we’ve covered on this site before…(see the major posts- links on the left column).
And take a look at these links…
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/nyre...

If you read the papers, there has been a lot of different articles recently about credit card debt- the credit crunch has been all over the news…
There are many stories out there, both from the consumers side & the banks’ side.
And now,...

Related to our earlier post about October consumer bankruptcies…here is another take…from Tampa, Florida….
The sagging economy sparked 106,266 consumer bankruptcy filings in October,
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/national/
And here&...

According to the clerk’s office of the Eastern District of Virginia….recent years have seen a resurgence, with 5,448 Chapter 7 bankruptcies already finalized this year.
This post discusses how bankruptcy reform came to pass in 2005 in D.C. And ...

Welcome To
The October 20th Edition of:
“The Carnival of Debt Reduction!”

We have 2 carnivals going on today because we are hosting the Carnival of Debt Reduction in addition to our regular Monday Bankruptcy and Debt carnival. If you like...

Here is a post from a late 2007 on when to consider the “bankruptcy option”:
http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/11/09/
While the article is a few months old, it’s got some quality information. It stresses the importance of working with an e...

Welcome to our 1st Carnival!

September 8th, 2008!

*Blogs presented in order submitted*

*Get your submissions in EARLY for Next WEEK*

Let the Carnival Begin:
1st UP: Here are 2 articles with information for readers interested in lowering payment...

In the past few months we have been profiling different states bankruptcy stats. Many states have seen rises in their bankruptcy filings…
There is more research coming to the same conclusion.
According to the article below, Many more bankruptcy f...