Research shows that Black Americans are more likely than White Americans to file for bankruptcy and to choose Chapter 13, which is more expensive and often less successful than Chapter 7.

It is generally recognized that an order of a U.S. bankruptcy court recognizing a debtor's foreign bankruptcy proceeding as a "main" proceeding ...

We look at how filing for Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy can affect your credit score and how you can recover.

Declaring bankruptcy can offer big relief to those buried by debt, but do debt collectors get paid in the process?