Bankruptcy and Background Checks: What to Know

Quick Answer: Bankruptcy can affect background checks for executive positions, but struggling with $389K in debt including SBA loans may be worse than filing. A Chapter 13 bankruptcy could potentially strip the second mortgage if the home’s value dropped below the first mortgage balance, though mortgage modifications may be impacted.My business failed after 17 years. …

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Business Failed and Maxed Out: When Bankruptcy Helps

Quick Answer: Bankruptcy can help when business failure leads to overwhelming debt, as this small business owner’s $12,000 credit card debt ballooned to $65,000 over five years after losing to corporate competition. Since the house is owned outright and income is limited to eBay sales, Chapter 7 bankruptcy could eliminate the credit card debt while …

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TVI Corp Bankruptcy: When It Helps and Hurts

Quick Answer: TVI Corporation’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing demonstrates how even companies specializing in disaster protection can face financial ruin. The Maryland-based manufacturer previously diversified into party tent rentals before selling those assets to Karl’s Event Rental for $2.1 million in December 2008.In what struck me as a moment of irony, I read this morning …

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