Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability by an individual, or business, to pay their creditors. The declaration is known as seeking bankruptcy protection (from creditors) or initiating a bankruptcy filing. Unsecured debts -- like credit card balances -- are typically in peril in bankruptcy filings. But recent changes to the U.S. bankruptcy code have seen more consumers forced to file Chapter 13, which requires a debt repayment plan, rather than Chapter 7, which effectively wipes out unsecured debt.

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Beam Software Partners with LCI to Provide Best-in-Class Bankruptcy Services to Customers

31 October 2016

Supreme Court Takes On Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Mess Created by FDCPA Ruling

20 October 2016

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear FDCPA Case

12 October 2016

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7 September 2016

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30 June 2016

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Determines that a “Debt Collector” filing a Bankruptcy Court Proof of Claim on a Time-Barred Account is an FDCPA Violation

25 May 2016

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7 March 2016

Court Rules in Favor of Law Firm and Creditor in Four Year Old FDCPA and Bankruptcy Case

19 February 2016

2nd Circuit Rules Bankruptcy Code Does Not Preclude FDCPA Suit in District Court

28 January 2016

Bankruptcy Code Precludes FDCPA Claim for Filing POC on Time-Barred Debt, Fla. District Court Holds

27 January 2016

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29 July 2015

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29 July 2015

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29 July 2015

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2 June 2015

DBA International Offers Webinar on Understanding the New Risks in the Bankruptcy Claim Process

16 April 2015

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4 March 2015

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25 February 2015

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18 February 2015

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18 November 2014

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