Mark Henricks has written on mortgages, real estate and investing for many leading publications. He works from Austin, Texas, where he engages in songwriting, wilderness backpacking, whitewater ...

Drowning in debt? Both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy could offer relief, but they work very differently.

We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. But Chapter 13 is not always the clean break it's made out to be, and ...

We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. But there's a persistent misconception about Chapter 13 bankruptcy that ...