Bankruptcy

Capital One Bank being Sued Over Post-Bankruptcy False Credit Reporting
James Krider was a responsible individual who paid his bills, but when life happened he was forced into filing bankruptcy. Willing to live with the bankruptcy notation on his credit report for 10 years, he was not aware that one credit card company was still reporting his discharged credit accounts as delinquent...

Homestead Accounts Not Applicable For Sale After Filing Bankruptcy
I spoke with a person currently involved in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and is involved in a dispute with the Trustee over her homestead exemption. Prior to filing bankruptcy the debtor listed her house for sale...

8 Tips to Avoid Business Debt
An obvious purpose and focus of The Bankruptcy Blog is to examine how consumers fall into debt, how filing bankruptcy may be able to help them attain a fresh financial start, and how debtors can establish healthier financial practices after filing...

Bankruptcy Filings up Nearly 31 Percent
Despite the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) that went into effect on October 17, 2005, the number of consumers and businesses filing bankruptcy is on the rise...

Protecting debtors from failure to hire, promote or termination after filing bankruptcy
The stigma of filing bankruptcy has stopped many debtors who rightfully and propably necessarily need to file bankruptcy. The truth of the matter is that filing bankruptcy is a right granted to all Americans by Congress and as such, is a protected right...

Insuring Your Bank Deposits
In the past few days following the failure of IndyMac Bank in California I received a few email questions from people concerned about the safety of their bank accounts. Most people know that the FDIC incures bank accounts up to...

How to Stop Home Foreclosure
Bankruptcy can Stop Foreclosure

Bankruptcy Law
A complete prime (pre-2005)

Bank Scandal
Swiss bank pays Parmalat $30 million bankruptcy settlement.

Washington Mutual Bank Collapse
May File for Bankruptcy

Air Line Bankruptcy
BCI Aircraft Leasing agrees to pay $600,000 settlement related to Delta Air Lines bankruptcy claims.

Bankruptcy Reorganization
Calpine Corp. pays $2.13 million bankruptcy settlement.

Train Crash
25 Dead, 135 Injured in LA Rail Disaster

Chevy Chase Bank
lawsuit claims the bank is in violation of the Truth in Lending Act