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  2. History of bankruptcy law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The 1986 Act applies to cases filed since November 26, 1986. The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 is effective as to cases filed on or after October 22, 1994. The reform act and the case law interpreting its provisions have a great impact upon the mortgage banking industry and the servicers of mortgage loans.

  3. Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 - Wikipedia

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    The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–598, 92 Stat. 2549, November 6, 1978) is a United States Act of Congress regulating bankruptcy. The current Bankruptcy Code was enacted in 1978 by § 101 of the Act which generally became effective on October 1, 1979.

  4. Bankruptcy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Originally, bankruptcy in the United States, as nearly all matters directly concerning individual citizens, was a subject of state law. However, there were several short-lived federal bankruptcy laws before the Act of 1898: the Bankruptcy Act of 1800, [3] which was repealed in 1803; the Act of 1841, [4] which was repealed in 1843; and the Act of 1867, [5] which was amended in 1874 [6] and ...

  5. 2020 in Review: Iconic US Businesses That Filed for Bankruptcy

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    As 2020 comes to a close, take a look back at the iconic American businesses that filed for bankruptcy this year. Last updated: Dec. 14, 2020 The Ann Taylor storefront in Tysons Corner Center ...

  6. Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act

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    The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA) made changes to American bankruptcy laws, affecting both consumer and business bankruptcies. Many of the bill's provisions were explicitly designed by the bill's Congressional sponsors to make it "more difficult for people to file for bankruptcy."

  7. Student loans: Bipartisan bankruptcy reform bill proposes ...

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    Jason Iuliano, associate professor of law at the University of Utah and an expert on student loan bankruptcy law, told Yahoo Finance that the bill's 10-year waiting period was noteworthy.

  8. List of United States federal legislation, 2001–present

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    December 20, 2019: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Pub. L. 116–92 (text) January 29, 2020: United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement Implementation Act, Pub. L. 116–113 (text) March 6, 2020: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, Pub. L. 116–123 (text)

  9. $50 billion of student debt could be entitled to automatic ...

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    The report by the Student Borrower Protection Center is the first estimate of how much private student loan debt may be dischargeable in bankruptcy.