If a bankruptcy exemption covers the rental property equity and you can pay the monthly mortgage payment, keeping a rental in bankruptcy is possible. Learn why it's not as easy as it sounds.
If you file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and want to keep a car that you're still paying on, you have options. Learn how a reaffirmation agreement can help prevent vehicle repossession after your Chapter 7 ends.
I filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and have to attend a mandatory hearing called the "meeting of creditors." What happens after I attend my meeting of creditors?
The Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee verifies financial disclosures, checks for unlisted property, asks questions at the 341 creditors meeting, sells assets the debtor can't protect, and more.
The meeting of creditors is a hearing in which the bankruptcy trustee appointed to your case and creditors can ask you questions under oath about the information in your bankruptcy paperwork.
With a few rare exceptions, you must get credit counseling before you file for bankruptcy, and complete a debtor education course in financial management afterward. Here are the details.