Fairer system for guarantors


KUALA LUMPUR: Social guarantors will no longer be declared bankrupt if borrowers fail to repay their debts. However, this does not absolve the social guarantors from other forms of legal debt recovery.

This was one of the key points in the Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2016 which was passed in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.

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