Bankruptcy is a common scenario in the US and if you or someone in your friends and family are going to go through the similar process, then knowing what it is about is a good idea.
Bad health and constantly rising medical bills has always been a reason for people to go bankrupt, but naming one ailment which causes people to file the most bankruptcies was not heard before. However, recently a research has shown that the number of cancer patients filing for bankruptcy has increased in double folds.
We all know what bankruptcy is, and a number of companies and firms deal in debt settlement plan to avoid using the bankruptcy chapters. Though people, in fear of getting into bankruptcy procedure, use the settlement plans, they do not know what exactly they are.