r/Bankruptcy is a subreddit with 47k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and money talk, and the community frequently discusses bankruptcy, chapter 7, chapter 13, filing, and debt, and they frequently recommend/review banks, credit card, and credit cards.
Resources for those interested in bankruptcy, with a primary focus on consumer Chapters 7 and 13 in the United States of America. If you are posting ANYTHING regarding bankruptcy in a country other than the United States, you MUST identify the country about which you are posting.
If you are posting from within the USA, please list your [state] in the title of your post.
Questions about Canadian Bankruptcy are best directed to /r/PersonalFinanceCanada/
Popular Themes in r/Bankruptcy
#1
Advice Requests
: "Have you been denied a job because of BANKRUPTCY on record?"
11 posts
#2
Money Talk
: "5/26 Filed, 7/1 Meeting, Thankful as Hell"
8 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Capital One ðŸ˜"
6 posts
Popular Topics in r/Bankruptcy
#1
Bankruptcy
: "A/C died during Bankruptcy"
213 posts
#2
Chapter 7
: "Missing payments vs not before filing Chapter 7"
101 posts
#3
Chapter 13
: "Chapter 13 - a miracle happened to me"
68 posts
#4
Filing
: "Missing payments vs not before Filing chapter 7"
35 posts
#5
Debt
: "Highest amount of unsecured Debt"
27 posts
#6
341 Meeting
: "341 Meeting (7) pro se"
25 posts
#7
Trustee
: "Trustee asked about Gambling"
19 posts
#8
Attorney
: "Putting Attorney fees on credit cards before filing"
16 posts
#9
Discharge
: "Discharged!"
15 posts
#10
Struggling
14 posts
Products Discussed in r/Bankruptcy
Banks
10 reviews
#1
US Bank
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Bank of America
3.0★ from 1 review
#3
US Bank, HSBC, Citi Bank, Ally, Discover, Chime
3.0★ from 1 review
Credit Card
2 reviews
#1
Mission Lane
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Capital One
5.0★ from 1 review
Credit Cards
1 review
#1
Mission Lane
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Bankruptcy
#1
Encouragement and Support
: "Let this be a cautionary tale to everybody looking to rebuild after a chapter 7..."
46 posts
#2
Chapter 13 debtor
: "Surprise after filing Ch 13"
14 posts
#3
Chapter 7 debtor
: "Just had 341 meeting"
13 posts
#4
Credit Reporting
: "Life after chapter 7"
4 posts
#5
PACER related
: "PACER fees increasing 20% (10 cents to 12 cents) per page"
1 post
#6
Rule/Regulation/Law Update
: "New Ga Homestead Exemption/Big Increase"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Bankruptcy
Yearly
+15k members(45.6%)
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Last updated: July 1, 2026