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2. 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. Use ...

3. Thinking About Filing for Bankruptcy? It’s Worth Considering ...

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   However, a standard guideline is that $10,000 or more in debt is enough to consider filing. This is because filing for bankruptcy costs money, and if you have a smaller debt, it may not be worth ...

4. Detroit bankruptcy - Wikipedia

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   It is the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history by debt, estimated at $18–20 billion, exceeding Jefferson County, Alabama's $4-billion filing in 2011. [1] Detroit is also the largest city by population in U.S. history to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, more than twice as large as Stockton, California, which filed in 2012.

5. Chapter 7, Title 11, United States Code - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Chapter 7 of Title 11 U.S. Code is the bankruptcy code that governs the process of liquidation under the bankruptcy laws of the U.S. In contrast to bankruptcy under Chapter 11 and Chapter 13, which govern the process of reorganization of a debtor, Chapter 7 bankruptcy is the most common form of bankruptcy in the U.S. [1]

6. Bankruptcy - Wikipedia

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   Bankruptcy exemptions are available only to individuals filing bankruptcy. [43] There are two alternative systems that can be used to "exempt" property from a bankruptcy estate, federal exemptions [44] (available in some states but not all), and state exemptions (which vary widely between states). For example, Maryland and Virginia, which are ...

7. When should I file for bankruptcy? - AOL

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   Both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 will bring your credit score down significantly. If you start out with a credit score of 700 or higher, point losses of 200 or more are not uncommon with a bankruptcy ...

8. 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 ...

9. Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers - Wikipedia

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   The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, also known as the Crash of '08 and the Lehman Shock on September 15, 2008, was the climax of the subprime mortgage crisis. After the financial services firm was notified of a pending credit downgrade due to its heavy position in subprime mortgages, the Federal Reserve summoned several banks to negotiate ...