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Bankruptcy: three Years after the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005

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On October 17, 2005, a major U.S. federal bankruptcy reform law took effect. This change (the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, a.k.a. the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005) had been over 10 years in the making and represented the culmination of years of effort on the part of both consumer advocates and lenders, as well as regulators and others. This act amended the 1978 bankruptcy code, and was the most significant and sweeping change since that date. We summarized this seminal change in bankruptcy, focusing on nonbusiness filing ramifications, in the April 2006 edition of Profitwise News and Views (PNV).

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  • Helen Mirza, 2009. "Bankruptcy: three Years after the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005," Profitwise, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Jun, pages 12-17.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedhpw:y:2009:i:jun:p:12-17
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    Bankruptcy; Foreclosure;

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