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Consumer Bankruptcy Filings up Sharply
calculatedriskblog.com - 6/7/2009
Consumer Bankruptcy Filings up Sharply
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From the American Bankruptcy Institute: Consumer Bankruptcy Filings up 37 Percent in May U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings rose 37 percent nationwide in May from the same period a year ago, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), relying on data from the National Bankruptcy ...
usatoday.com - 6/4/2009
Bankruptcy filings rise to 6,000 a day as job losses take toll
— usatoday.com — While well below the record 2 million filings in 2005, the number of filings is up sharply... from last year's 1.1 million, says Robert Lawless, professor of law at the University of Illinois. Bankruptcy filings took a dramatic nose dive after a 2005 ... (more) Bankruptcy filings rise to 6,000 a day as job losses ...

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Filings Reveal Depth of Problems
online.wsj.com - 6/2/2009
Filings Reveal Depth of Problems
— online.wsj.com — Interviews with people affected by GM's bankruptcy. (more) Filings Reveal Depth of Problems

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globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com - 6/6/2009
Bankruptcy Filings Reach 6,000 A Day
— globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com — The USA Today is reporting Bankruptcy filings rise to 6,000 a day as job losses take toll... . Consumer and commercial bankruptcy filings are on pace to reach a stunning 1.5 million this year, according to a report from Automated Access to Court ... (more) Bankruptcy Filings Reach 6,000 A Day

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Abnormal Returns — ...   (Clusterstock) The decline in housing is not yet over.  (NYTimes, Clusterstock) It is hard to describe the economic recovery as “robust.”  (Econbrowser) What was the economy doing when the yield curve was this steep?  (Aleph Blog) Personal bankruptcies are spiking.  (Calculated Risk) The many ways the business press let us ...

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Piracy in the filings…
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U.S. Foreclosure Filings Set Third Record-High in Five Months
bloomberg.com 8/13/2009 — Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Foreclosure filings in the U.S. climbed to a record for the third time in five months in July as falling home prices and the recession left more homeowners unable to keep up payments or refinance. A total of 360,149 properties ...