Filing for Chapter 7? Avoid the errors that could derail your bankruptcy case or leave you worse off financially.

This little-known bankruptcy timing rule can impact your case, your assets and even whether you can file at all.

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Some retirement accounts have federal bankruptcy protections, but the rules vary by account type and situation.

Hurricane Katrina is expected to cause a spurt of bankruptcy filings by storm victims -- and sweeping changes in U.S. bankruptcy laws may leave them even more strapped than they otherwise might be.

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After Orange County officials made foolish investment bets with public money, putting the county in bankruptcy in 1994, legislators acted to ensure that local governments could move quickly in a ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Phillip Coe, an Army veteran, says he was looking forward to escaping the day-to-day by taking a trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico. He booked the trip in 2019 with a travel agency that ...