Bankruptcy courts ill-prepared for tsunami of people going broke from coronavirus shutdown

PM Skiba, D Jiménez, M Miller, P Foohey… - The …, 2020 - digitalcommons.lmu.edu
PM Skiba, D Jiménez, M Miller, P Foohey, S Sternberg Green
The Conversation, 2020digitalcommons.lmu.edu
As more Americans lose all or part of their incomes and struggle with mounting debts,
another crisis looms: a wave of personal bankruptcies. Bankruptcy can discharge or erase
many types of debts and stop foreclosures, repossessions and wage garnishments. But our
research shows the bankruptcy system is difficult to navigate even in normal times,
particularly for minorities, the elderly and those in rural areas.
Abstract
As more Americans lose all or part of their incomes and struggle with mounting debts, another crisis looms: a wave of personal bankruptcies. Bankruptcy can discharge or erase many types of debts and stop foreclosures, repossessions and wage garnishments. But our research shows the bankruptcy system is difficult to navigate even in normal times, particularly for minorities, the elderly and those in rural areas.
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