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Filing For Bankruptcy…

From Tampa:
More than 12,000 nonbusiness bankruptcies were filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida in the first quarter of the year.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/personalfinance/article1017543.ece

Is The Attitude Toward Bankruptcy Changing?

Has there been a sea shift change in attitude toward filing for bankruptcy in the US?
Click here to find out:
http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/521191.html?nav=10
-From Maui!

About Your Credit Card…

You could soon be seeing an increase in the fees your credit card company is charging you:
Credit card companies are now raising your interest rates and lowering limits for all customers before new tougher rules to protect the consumer, take effect next year.
Click here to read the rest:
http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S1005003.shtml?cat=566

Filing Bankruptcy To Get “Shelter”

From New Jersey:
So great is the increased demand that the Judicial Conference Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System has asked Congress for additional bankruptcy judgeships to alleviate overcrowded dockets and to assure that the bankruptcy system operates efficiently.
Read the rest here:
http://www.nj.com/news/times/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-17/1245557142262780.xml&coll=5

Jobless Claims Increase Possibly Due To Auto Bankruptcy

Do the problems in the auto industry have anything to do with the increase in jobless claims?
This article things it may be possible:
Initial jobless claims rose by 32,000 to 637,000 in the week ended May 9, the Labor Department said today in Washington.
Click here for the full story:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aRH077bJIYw0&refer=home