Bankruptcy Rates

Bankrupt Retirees: Older Americans Are Most Likely To Declare Bankruptcy

Newsweek | Linda Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

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Older Americans are heading into and through retirement with a boatload of debt. They're carrying everything from mortgages and home-equity loans to b...

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Federal Bankruptcy Filings Are Up By 34.5%

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP/HuffPost)-- Bankruptcy filings in federal courts jumped by more than one-third this year, as businesses and individuals struggled to re...

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Small Business Bankruptcies Double This Year: Report

Inc. Article |  Keaton Gray | Posted 05.25.2011

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Small businesses are going bankrupt this year at more than twice the rate that they were last year, according to Equifax....

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