
The 2005 Bankruptcy Act was written to rein in overspending consumers, but the most current data (12/31/07) show that, rather than buying luxuries, 14% of Chapter 13 filers drained their resources trying to finance their businesses. Professor Robert Lawless of Univ. of Illinois School of Law spoke to the American Bankruptcy Institute about his latest research. We recommend that, rather than pushing lenders to weaken credit standards, business owners need to learn how to put the tools of turnaround management to work every day.


