Can veterans get their credit card debt forgiven?

Veterans have access to debt relief options, but do any of them meaningfully reduce or eliminate what’s owed? Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Getty Images The financial challenges that follow military service rarely make headlines. But the numbers tell a sobering story: Not only do veterans use credit cards more often than civilians, but military families also carry higher…

Cook County to continue funding medical debt forgiveness program once funds run out in 2027, IL Gov. JB Pritzker says

CHICAGO (WLS) — Cook County it will continue funding the medical debt forgiveness program next year, once funds run out, Board of Commissioners President Tony Preckwinkle announced Tuesday. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch The announcement comes after relieving a total of $1.5 billion for people in Cook County. That represents…

Business insolvencies increase – Credit Connect

Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of business insolvencies in England and Wales,  was 2,029 in October 2025, 2% higher than in September 2025 (1,995) and 17% higher than the same month in the previous year (1,739 in October 2024). The business insolvencies consisted of 301 compulsory liquidations, 1,592 creditors’…

‘Important’ High Court decision on insolvency

(Pic: Shutterstock) Lawyers at Philip Lee have described a recent High Court decision as “an important post-Brexit development for cross-border insolvency in Ireland”.  They were commenting on the court’s recent recognition and enforcement, in a post-Brexit context, of an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) that was agreed in the North.  An IVA is a…

Cryptocurrency in insolvency: How India’s IBC treats digital assets as property

The proliferation of cryptocurrency holdings on corporate balance sheets has introduced a novel dimension to insolvency practice in India. Once purely speculative, cryptocurrency is now also held as treasury reserves, trading inventory and collateral. Within the Indian insolvency framework, the central question is no longer whether cryptocurrency is relevant to insolvency proceedings, but how it…