“Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005”

Media Coverage

• “That Bankruptcy Boom,” Wall Street Journal editorial, August 26 (subscription required)
• “Bankruptcy filings rise sharply in Ohio, N.Ky.,“ the Cincinnati Enquirer, August 24
• “Debtors in Rush to Bankruptcy as Change Nears,” the New York Times, August 21
• “New Bankruptcy Law Clamps Down on Bonuses,” the Associated Press, August 9
• “New Law Steers Struggling Consumers to Credit Counselors—Who Have Their Own Problems,” the Seattle Times, July 24
• “Racing to File for Bankruptcy?,” CNN/Money, July 12
• “Chapter 7 Change Sees Rush to File Bankruptcy,” the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, July 3
• “Bankruptcy Filings at Record Pace: Economy, New Law Likely Responsible,” the Toledo Blade, July 2
• “New Law Raises Bankruptcy Cost,” the Des Moines Register, June 23
• “Drowning in Debt: New Bankruptcy Law Goes into Effect Oct. 17,” the Columbus Ga. Ledger-Inquirer,June 19
• “Bankruptcy Law ‘Reforms’ Reveal, Rather than Fix, Woes,” opinion by Christopher W. Frost, the Cincinnati Post, June 6
• “Bankruptcy Law Reform Doesn’t Go Far Enough,” opinion by Gary Blaine, the Toledo Blade, May 14
• “Law Change May Spark Rush to File Bankruptcy,” the Tennessean, May 1
• “Bankruptcy Bill Fails to Close Loophole,” Associated Press, April 27
• “Ripe for Abuse? Critics of Federal Bankruptcy Law Worry About Counseling Requirement,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 27
• “Regional Impact of the New U.S. Bankruptcy Law,” Christian Science Monitor, April 21
• “President Signs Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention, Consumer Protection Act ,” White House, April 20
• “Bill to Cause Hike in Bankruptcy Fees,” CNN/Money, April 14
• “Sweeping Overhaul of Bankruptcy Law May Make It Harder for Some to File,” Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, April 10
• “Bankruptcy Law Could Hit Nevada Early,” Reno Gazette Journal, April 9
• “Debt ‘Counselors’ Hit for $100M Scam,” CNN Money, March 30
• “Judges Say Overhaul Would Weaken Bankruptcy System,” Los Angeles Times, March 29
• “Cutting Bankruptcy Law Abuse,” editorial, Minot Daily News, March 28
• “Bankruptcy Reform Toughens Consumers’ Exit from Debt,” Chicago Tribune, March 27
• “Pass Bankruptcy Bill, but Remember Debtors,” editorial by Terry Savage, Chicago Sun–Times, March 21
• “Bankruptcy and Banks: Fiscal Responsibility Goes Both Ways,” Sarasota Herald–Tribune, March 21
• “Tax Liens Complicate Bankruptcy Filings,” Albert Crenshaw, Washington Post, March 20
• “Credit Worthy,” Todd Zywicki, National Review Online, March 16
• “Bankrupt Criticisms,” Todd Zywicki, National Review Online, March 15
• “Fitch: 2005 Bankruptcy Reform Legislation A S-T Negative, L-T Positive for U.S. Credit Card ABS,” New York—(Business Wire), March 15
• “A Bill Bankrupt of Protections,” Newsday, March 13
• “Playing Favorites with Bankruptcy Bill,” Miami Herald, March 13
• “Bankruptcy Bill Could Benefit Unscrupulous Advisory Firms,” Los Angeles Times, March 13
• “Bankruptcy, the American Morality Tale,”; New York Times, March 13
• “Bankruptcy Reform,” ABC Eyewitness News, March 11
• “Bankruptcy Bill Set for Passage after Long Debate,” Financial Times, March 9
• “The Debt-Peonage Society,” editorial by Paul Krugman, the New York Times, March 8
• "Bankruptcy Bill will Pass today," abc Morning News
• “Standing Up to the Credit Card Industry,” editorial, the New York Times, March 8
• “Credit Card Penalties, Fees Bury Debtors,” the Washington Post, March 6
• “Bankruptcy: Who Should Pay?,” the Palm Springs, Calif. Desert Sun, March 6
• “Bankruptcy Bill Losing Enron Link,” Houston Chronicle, March 3
• “Fairness in Bankruptcy,” editorial from the Boston Globe, March 3
• “Bankrupt Bankruptcy Bill,” editorial from the New York Times, March 3
• “Proposed Law on Bankruptcy Has Loophole,” New York Times, March 2
• “Fixing the Bankruptcy System,” editorial from the Washington Post, March 2
• “Targeting Bankruptcy Laws,” The Conversation, KUOW Radio Seattle, March 1
• “Lawmakers Seek to Block Bankruptcy Code Change,” CBS Marketwatch, March 1
• Editorial by E.J. Dionne, Washington Post, March 1
• ABI Executive Director Sam Gerdano on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, Feb. 28.
• “Senate Debates Bankruptcy Restrictions” on NPR’s Morning Edition, Feb. 28
• “Morally Bankrupt” by the editors of the New Republic, Feb. 25