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2. Before You File for Bankruptcy, Consider These 3 Alternatives

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   Declaring bankruptcy isn't your only option. Read on to explore a few other choices that may provide better outcomes for your financial situation. Before You File for Bankruptcy, Consider These 3 ...

3. Bankruptcy Basics: How to File, Types, and More - AOL

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   Bankruptcy is a way for an individual or business to have their debts legally discharged in the event that they cannot pay them. For example, if your home is being foreclosed upon or your debts ...

4. Common types of bankruptcy and how to avoid filing - AOL

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   Key takeaways. There are two common types of bankruptcy: Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. Filing for bankruptcy is a time-consuming process that can take years to stop affecting your finances.

5. Pre-packaged insolvency - Wikipedia

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   A conventional bankruptcy case is one in which the debtor files for Chapter 11 relief without having agreed in advance to the terms of a plan of reorganization with its creditors. During the course of the Chapter 11 case, the debtor or, if the debtor does not retain the exclusive right to propose a plan, a creditor or creditor group may ...

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. Chapter 13, Title 11, United States Code - Wikipedia

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   The disadvantage of filing for personal bankruptcy is that, under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a record of this stays on the individual's credit report for up to 7 years (up to 10 years for Chapter 7); [5] still, it is possible to obtain new debt or credit (cards, auto, or consumer loans) after only 12–24 months, and a new FHA mortgage loan just 25 months after discharge, and Fannie Mae ...