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Consumer Bankruptcies In May…

According to this blog post, bankruptcies increased in May:
More than 124,800 people sought protection from their creditors in bankruptcy court, up 37 percent from last year.
Read the rest over here:
http://blogs.reuters.com/shop-talk/2009/06/02/consumer-bankruptcy-filings-jump-in-may/

Are Consumer Bankruptcies Rising?

Listen to this:
Consumer bankruptcies are on the rise, up 37 percent last month from the same time a year ago according to the ABA
Click here to read about it (From Austin News):
http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/?ArID=242239&SecID=2

Consumer Bankruptcies Spiking

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Personal bankruptcies jumped by nearly one-third in 2008 as 1.06 million consumers filed for protection, and the rise in filings is expected to continue as housing values plummet and consumer debts climb…
The full text of the story is here on MSN…
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29406742/

Bankruptcies Increased by 34% in January!

Year over year bankruptcies increase from January 2008 to January 2009.
Personal bankruptcy filings in the U.S. rose 34 percent in January as the deepening economic crisis drove many to seek court protection from creditors.
Read it all here:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aOnsz9q3r8_8&refer=home

Minnesota Consumer Bankruptcies Report…

Click the link below to learn more about bankruptcies in Minnesota:
…and those numbers just keep going up. Nevin said that since Christmas her firm has been fielding several bankruptcy-related calls every day.
http://www.minnlawyer.com/article.cfm/2009/02/09/Local-bankruptcy-attorneys-say-business-is-booming