A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 requires individuals to receive credit counseling before filing for bankruptcy and to take a debtor education course before having debts discharged. Concerns were raised that the new requirements could expose consumers to abusive practices by credit counseling agencies or become barriers to filing for bankruptcy. GAO was asked to examine (1) the process of approving counseling and education providers, (2) the content and results of the counseling and education sessions, (3) the fees charged, and (4) the availability of and challenges to accessing services. To address these issues, G...
In 2003, over 1.6 million consumers filed for bankruptcy protection, surpassing the previous record ...
Statistics showing that only 3.8% of consumers who have applied for debt review in terms of the Nati...
Those that backed the 2005 bankruptcy reform law argued that it would protect creditors from consume...
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Bankruptc...
On April 20, 2005, after nearly a decade of lobbying by the credit industry, President Bush signed t...
Changes in bankruptcy laws have two impacts on NeighborWorks organization and similar housing counse...
In the eighteen years since Congress enacted the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection...
In the eighteen years since Congress enacted the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection...
On April 20, 2005, after nearly a decade of lobbying by the credit industry, President Bush signed t...
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "There h...
Congress has concluded that the voyage of consumer bankruptcy in the United States is off course and...
Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Between ...
If no attempts are made to determine the monetary and non-monetary reasons for bankruptcy or its rec...
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Financi...
A 1994 national study examined the perceived impact of mandatory counseling for bankrupts in Canada,...
In 2003, over 1.6 million consumers filed for bankruptcy protection, surpassing the previous record ...
Statistics showing that only 3.8% of consumers who have applied for debt review in terms of the Nati...
Those that backed the 2005 bankruptcy reform law argued that it would protect creditors from consume...
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Bankruptc...
On April 20, 2005, after nearly a decade of lobbying by the credit industry, President Bush signed t...
Changes in bankruptcy laws have two impacts on NeighborWorks organization and similar housing counse...
In the eighteen years since Congress enacted the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection...
In the eighteen years since Congress enacted the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection...
On April 20, 2005, after nearly a decade of lobbying by the credit industry, President Bush signed t...
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "There h...
Congress has concluded that the voyage of consumer bankruptcy in the United States is off course and...
Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Between ...
If no attempts are made to determine the monetary and non-monetary reasons for bankruptcy or its rec...
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Financi...
A 1994 national study examined the perceived impact of mandatory counseling for bankrupts in Canada,...
In 2003, over 1.6 million consumers filed for bankruptcy protection, surpassing the previous record ...
Statistics showing that only 3.8% of consumers who have applied for debt review in terms of the Nati...
Those that backed the 2005 bankruptcy reform law argued that it would protect creditors from consume...