Filing for bankruptcy can feel like the ultimate catastrophe. Your assets are wiped out, your credit score takes a major blow and lenders no longer want your business. So if you need to get a credit ...

I have over $50,000 in credit card debt after living in New York City for eight years. After looking at my options, filing for bankruptcy was the right choice to wipe the slate clean. The process was ...

Going through bankruptcy can be incredibly stressful. You’re saddled with debt and trying to negotiate with lenders and the courts for relief. To make matters worse, you’re left with damaged credit ...

Bankruptcy is an option when you are facing serious financial difficulties. Chapter 7 bankruptcy is a way to legally ...

When Whitney Catalano filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2022, she was self-employed, living in an apartment she couldn’t afford and carrying $60,000 in credit card and personal loan debt. For her, ...

Bankruptcy can be an effective tool to solving a financial crisis, but it comes with many downsides, including impacting your credit rating. Depending on which type of bankruptcy protection you enlist ...

Bankruptcy filings in Indiana are still below historic highs, but they continue to creep up as consumers struggle with high credit card debt, student loan repayments and overall financial insecurity.

I need some advice and, please, no judgment. I racked up credit-card debt when I could not work for two years. I’ve been working now for about five years, but it seems like I just can’t get ahead of ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Bankruptcy can provide financial relief, but the downside is that it can negatively impact credit. While bankruptcy will remain on a ...