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This is just not true.
But it’s on the internet?
Fair point.
Which part is untrue? Didn't they change the rules of bankruptcy like a decade ago or something?
It used to be that you could get all your loans discharged and in essence just end up with a really bad credit score. I thought they changed it so people still had to pay their debts off even if they declared bankruptcy.
Unsure if it applied to corporations though.
That’s chapter 7. There are some debts that cannot be wiped out via bankruptcy. That’s true for corporations too. And when it happens, they get liquidated.
You can’t really liquidate a person and cease it to be an ongoing concern. The dynamics are different.
Chapter 11 can and does get filed by people - but it’s a reorganization, and buys you time to negotiate with the debt holders if able for a reduced amount or a longer repayment plan or reduced interest instead of going through chapter 7 where they’ll get nothing or very little if it’s unsecured debt.
Both will tank your credit.
Maybe you can't liquidate a person.
Soylent is people.
It does not vary by state. Usually 7 or 13 are better/faster for individuals - but there's no reason you can't.
https://www.debt.org/bankruptcy/chapter-11/
What isn’t true that I was replying to is that chapter 11 bankruptcy is only for corporations and gazillionaires. Regular people can use 11 to their benefit often - especially if they aren’t so far in the hole they can’t see daylight.
Secured debt can be discharged without forfeiting the collateral by paying it off or coming to a new arrangement in a chapter 11 proceeding.
While there is a lot of discretion judges get in the vast majority of 7 or 13 proceedings, unsecured credit holders are entirely wiped out, or very nearly. Each individual case is different of course.