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The Pros and Cons of Voluntary Repossession

Credit Corp

Key takeaways: If you are late on car payments, voluntarily returning your vehicle can reduce fees and show responsibility to your lender. Voluntary repossession involves proactively returning a financed car to the lender rather than forcing the lender to seize it back once your loan is in default.

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10 Reasons You Were Rejected for Credit

Credit Corp

This code can mean two different things: You don’t have enough accounts for lenders or credit scoring models to effectively gauge your risk as a borrower. Even if you’ve paid your bills on time, if you only have one credit card that’s been open three months, that’s not enough information for many lenders.

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Can I Discharge a Private Student Loan in Bankruptcy?

Sawin & Shea

The majority of people in Indiana who have thought about declaring bankruptcy likely already know how challenging it is to get student loans erased. As a result, the majority of debtors who file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy do not get their college loans dismissed. How do bankruptcy courts handle private student loans, however?

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Credit Score & Credit Report: File a Dispute to Fix Errors

Nexa Collect

Borrowing money from a bricks-and-mortar bank, an online lender or a peer-to-peer marketplace and then paying it back has become a way of life for most, if not all, Americans. Lenders like Discover or Citibank indicate your credit score on their statements and their online portals provide breakdowns of how your credit score evolves over time.

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CFPB Releases Blog Post on the Dischargeability of Private Student Loans in Bankruptcy

Troutman Sanders

On April 12, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a blog post titled “ Busting myths about bankruptcy and private student loans.” In the blog post, the CFPB argues that certain private education loans can be discharged in bankruptcy.

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Bankruptcy filings of US private equity-backed companies inch up in 2022

Collection Industry News

The number of bankruptcy filings by private equity-backed companies in the U.S. Forty-nine private equity portfolio companies have filed for bankruptcy in 2022, representing 6.6% Of the portfolio companies that filed for bankruptcy in 2022, 38 are restructuring, six have liquidated and the remaining five are still operating.

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All in a Day’s Work. Belk Achieves Confirmation of Pre-Packaged Plan in Record Time

PBWT

. – a North Carolina-based department store chain – and its affiliates filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Less than 24 hours later, Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas entered an order confirming Belk’s Chapter 11 plan.