Personal Bankruptcy: Debtors' Ability to Pay Their Debts

GGD-98-109R Published: Apr 10, 1998. Publicly Released: Apr 10, 1998.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO addressed congressional concerns on its recent work on personal bankruptcy.

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BankruptcyData integrityDebtDebt collectionFinancial analysisFinancial managementIncome statisticsPayPersonal liability (legal)Statistical methods