Chapter 13 bankruptcy can help borrowers reorganize debt, but it also comes with some trade-offs to understand.

If you're filing for bankruptcy soon, the required waiting periods could have an impact on your approach.

Drowning in debt? Both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy could offer relief, but they work very differently.

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 ...

Bankruptcy can offer a fresh financial start, but there are complex rules on how often you can file for relief.

It’s a financial situation that feels hopeless and scary: bankruptcy. Unfortunately, it is also a situation that an increasing number of Americans find themselves in. According to the American ...