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Filing for Bankruptcy: Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 13

At some point the calls from collectors have to stop, or so you keep telling yourself. But the calls keep coming despite your best efforts to make peace with your creditors and to reach a workable agreement on your mountain of outstanding debt. When the calls from collectors keep coming, and there seems to be no other way to resolve your debt issues, it may be time to consider filing for bankruptcy.
Default
The failure to pay back a loan or a credit card balance.
Debt Consolidation
Taking out a loan to pay off other smaller debts, usually on better payment terms than those offered by the smaller debts on the whole.
Bankruptcy
A legal declaration of one's inability to pay his/her creditors. In most cases, voluntary bankruptcy is initiated by the individual in debt (the debtor); in rare cases, creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against a debtor to initiate an involuntary bankruptcy.
Too Much Debt? How to Break the Debt Cycle

It all started so innocently. You took out a short-term loan one December to help you meet all your gift-giving obligations, but when the payment came due, you had to take out another loan to cover it. Then a year later, with that loan still in the process of being paid, you had to take out a credit card to get the new clothes you needed for a new job. Then, on your way to your first day of work, the car you’d owned for years broke down, so you took out an auto loan to pay for a new one.
How a Home Foreclosure Can Impact Your Future

Home foreclosure is a hot topic these days with the state of the economy, and in this case what you don’t know can hurt you for years to come.
Understanding the impact a foreclosure can have upon your finances, as well as steps you can take to prevent it from happening in the first place, could change your financial future for the better. Here is a closer look at foreclosure and what would take place if foreclosure were to happen to you.
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