The end of easy bankruptcy relief

Headline: The end of easy bankruptcy reliefSource: EuromoneyDate: May 2001 New bankruptcy legislation making its way through the US Congress may have unintended consequences that could cause it to backfire on the banking industry. Reform of bankruptcy legislation in the US has been widely expected and indeed much lobbied for by banks over the past […]

Headline: The end of easy bankruptcy relief
Source: Euromoney
Date: May 2001

New bankruptcy legislation making its way through the US Congress may have unintended consequences that could cause it to backfire on the banking industry.

Reform of bankruptcy legislation in the US has been widely expected and indeed much lobbied for by banks over the past five years. The new bill, which among other measures would have the effect of making personal bankruptcy under Chapter 7 much more difficult, now looks as if it will get through the final obstacles of the Senate.





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