First Brands CEO Resigns, Spirit Wins $200M DIP Facility
Bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands' founder stepped down as CEO. Spirit Airlines won approval for $200 million in debtor-in-possession financing and a settlement with its lessor. Global Wound Care warned that delayed Medicare payments, worsened by the government shutdown, threaten its liquidity. And a Delaware judge approved CareerBuilder + Monster's Chapter 11 plan. This is the week in bankruptcy.
How 'Debt's Grip' Shows Up In Consumer Bankruptcies: Part 2
Published in August, "Debt's Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy" looks at a sample of U.S. Chapter 7 and 13 consumer bankruptcies filed between 2013 and 2023, painting a picture of people's debts, demographics and lives before bankruptcy.
How 'Debt's Grip' Shows Up In Consumer Bankruptcies: Part 1
Over the past 40 years, the demographics of who is filing for bankruptcy have shifted significantly, with single women and people over 65 years old making up larger numbers of filers, according to a new book that illuminates fault lines in the U.S. economy.
First Brands CEO Resigns, Spirit Wins $200M DIP Facility
Bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands' founder stepped down as CEO. Spirit Airlines won approval for $200 million in debtor-in-possession financing and a settlement with its lessor. Global Wound Care warned that delayed Medicare payments, worsened by the government shutdown, threaten its liquidity. And a Delaware judge approved CareerBuilder + Monster's Chapter 11 plan. This is the week in bankruptcy.
How 'Debt's Grip' Shows Up In Consumer Bankruptcies: Part 2
Published in August, "Debt's Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy" looks at a sample of U.S. Chapter 7 and 13 consumer bankruptcies filed between 2013 and 2023, painting a picture of people's debts, demographics and lives before bankruptcy.
How 'Debt's Grip' Shows Up In Consumer Bankruptcies: Part 1
Over the past 40 years, the demographics of who is filing for bankruptcy have shifted significantly, with single women and people over 65 years old making up larger numbers of filers, according to a new book that illuminates fault lines in the U.S. economy.
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