By Brigitte Yuille, Bankrate.com


If you think you know all you need to know about the new bankruptcy law, you might want to think again. There’s a lot of misinformation out there, and much of what you think you know might not be true.


A recent consumer survey conducted by the American Bankers Association showed that more than half of those surveyed were aware that Congress had recently passed a new law, but that doesn’t mean those consumers knew what was actually in the legislation.


And bankruptcy folklore continues to emerge. So much so that Experian, a credit reporting agency, has joined with bankruptcy attorneys to correct the top 10 myths that Experian uncovered.


For this complete story, please visit Top 10 Bankruptcy Myths Debunked.


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