Texas Rangers File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy – Owes New York Yankees Player Millions
The Texas Rangers, the Major League Baseball team controlled by billionaire Thomas Hicks, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an effort to expedite the sale of the baseball team to a group of investors...
Realities Debtors Should Consider Before Settling Debt
With the unemployment rate still above 9 percent, many debtors have found themselves unemployed for one or two years. Unfortunately for the unemployed debtor, daily expenses remain and can eventually exhaust the debtor's savings,...
Three Reasons Why Waiting For Debts To Disappear Is A Bad Financial Strategy
It can happen to the best of us-we lose a job, fall on hard times and our bills go unpaid. But many of us opt to simply ignore our debts instead of coming up...
U.S. Concrete Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
U.S. Concrete, a concrete supplier for the construction industry, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy with assets of $389.2 million and debt of $399.4 million as of Dec. 31, 2009. They hope that the pre-bankruptcy plan's...
Three Reasons Why Acting As The Family Bank Could Lead To Bankruptcy
Unless you're independently wealthy, acting as the family bank and personal lender could do serious damage to your financial health, even leading you to bankruptcy. Reasons why becoming the personal lender could lead to...
Bankruptcy Judge May Approve Six Flags Settlement
Six Flags Inc. has finally resolved a many weeks long dispute between two groups of creditors and expects to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy as early as the first week of May. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher...
Three Reasons Why Private Student Loans Should Be Dischargeable In Bankruptcy
The "Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2010" was introduced in the House on April 15th and if passed into law, it could make it easier for debtors who have private student loan...