Learn about the debts that can be discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy, including credit card debt, medical bills, and more.

In a bankruptcy case, bankruptcy discharge means a judge has declared that you’re no longer responsible for paying debts. It’s a permanent action that affects some, but not all, types of debt. Even ...

Student advocates are cheering long-awaited changes to the difficult process to discharge student loan debt in bankruptcy. The new streamlined process announced jointly by the Justice and Education ...

Christian Allred has been a professional writer since 2020. He's written for some of the industry’s top brands and publications, including Rocket Mortgage, PropStream, Propmodo, and CRE Daily.

SoFi Technologies told federal securities regulators that its private student loans can be wiped out in bankruptcy under ...

A Texas man behind crypto firm Privvy Investments was denied a $12.5M bankruptcy discharge after admitting to running a Ponzi ...

Debts under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act do not create a "fiduciary" exemption in bankruptcy, court said Produce suppliers still have significant protections in bankruptcy cases ...

The Education Department’s handling of requests for bankruptcy discharges from federal student loan borrowers is raising new questions about the Biden administration’s commitment to overhaul its ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks during the 90th Winter Meeting of USCM on January 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) There is ...

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Mark Henricks has written on mortgages, real estate and investing for many leading publications. He works from Austin, Texas, where he engages in songwriting, wilderness backpacking, whitewater ...

The Supreme Court will hear a dispute stemming from a San Francisco house-flipping project gone wrong that is expected to determine whether an innocent bankruptcy debtor can wipe out judgments for a ...