Mark Henricks has written on mortgages, real estate and investing for many leading publications. He works from Austin, Texas, where he engages in songwriting, wilderness backpacking, whitewater ...

The family-owned mattress retail chain's creditors file to convert its bankruptcy to Chapter 7 liquidation.

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