Supporters of bankruptcy reform just can't seem to catch a break. In December 2000, a bill that had been in the works since 1997 died when then-President Clinton refused to sign it. In 2001, the Sept.

When a child sexual abuse scandal breaks, the public response is predictable: shock, outrage, promises of reform. But in the months and years that follow, institutions often evade accountability. They ...

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WASHINGTON -- After years of wrangling and a multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign, supporters of the most sweeping changes in bankruptcy law since the 1970s will likely leave another session of ...

WASHINGTON — It took nearly nine years for Republicans and the banking industry to successfully revise federal bankruptcy laws, but the subprime mortgage crisis could prompt substantial changes in a ...

The Senate is about to pass bankruptcy reform legislation that the credit industry has been lobbying Congress to pass for years. The legislation will then go to the House. President Bush has said that ...

Senator Elizabeth Warren plans this week to reintroduce a bill that would overhaul U.S. bankruptcy rules and create a potential path for Americans to erase their student loan debt. The Consumer ...

The current situation in the housing market is a desperate time in our history, and there is legislation in Congress right now that equally qualifies as a desperate measure. It is bankruptcy reform, ...