id you know that today answer, but there are drawbacks
more individuals are to filing for it. These drawbacks
turning toward personal can be severe for most
bankruptcy as a way of solving people.
their financial hardships? It is
New laws have been passed that
true. make it much harder to find
During the period from 1998 relief from the courts. The
through 2000 there was a decrease simple truth is that many big
in the filings for bankruptcies financial institutions have been
but that is not how it is now. spending millions of dollars on
New estimates say this year Political Action Committee (PACs)
nearly 1 in 70 people will file to push tougher laws through
for some sort of bankruptcy Congress. Some experts suggest
protection. Depending on how the that as much as $75 million has
sub-prime mortgage fiasco goes been spent over the last few of
that number may go higher.
years to get lawmakers to change
One of the major reasons the bankruptcy rules. Of course
people seek protection from the this worked, and Congress has
courts is the unrelenting passed these new laws.
pressure that some bill
Once a court has approved your
collectors place on people who bankruptcy filing, it will stay
are delinquent on their payments. on your credit report for ten
Others may find that bankruptcy years. However, many people do
is the only way they get their not realize that it will stay on
debts discharged with any sense their court report for life. This
of organization or with any hope can present problems later on if
of ever getting back to some a person is trying to get a
sense of a normal life.
high-level job or a security
For those who absolutely need clearance.
it, bankruptcy can be the best
The new laws that went into
effect in 2005 are designed to bankruptcy protection. These
keep more people out of other options may not discharge
bankruptcy than to allow in. New your debts as bankruptcy may do
requirements have been set up but they are much easier to live
such as pre-bankruptcy credit with in the long run, and they do
counseling requirements. Numerous not cause as much damage to your
other requirements have been future credit ability.
established as well. All in all,
the days of being able to file
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