Consumer Bankruptcy

In October 1991, the fishing boat Andrea Gail and her six-man crew were headed to the fertile fishing grounds of the North Atlantic seeking the "big catch." Focused on the catch and the cash, the crew was unaware that three different storms were converging into one. The

The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, following up on prior hearings and recommendations, has released a bipartisan report critical of credit counseling industry practices. The report also calls for a number of reforms. "Over the past several years, the

The House and Senate sprinted to recess for the Nov. 7 elections without completing action on several pending clarifications to bankruptcy law. Bills covering issues ranging from the treatment of tithing to an increase in chapter 7 trustee fees and reforms pertaining to