Personal Bankruptcies

Student Loans Could Be America's Next 'Debt Bomb,' Report Finds

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 02.08.2012

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Growing numbers of Americans are finding themselves bankrupt, with their college diplomas partially to blame. Slightly more than 80 percent of ban...

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Medical Bills Drive Americans Into Bankruptcy

The Huffington Post | William Alden | Posted 10.19.2011

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As the economic recovery remains slow, many Americans have found that basic payments have suddenly become unaffordable. Those payments include medi...

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In the Wake of the Recession, Bankruptcies Hit Women, Communities of Color Hard

Dory Rand | Posted 07.06.2011

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Every year in Cook County, thousands of women are facing tough choices and making the difficult decision to declare bankruptcy, a decision that has the potential to dramatically change someone's life.

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DEBTOR NATION: 11 States Where Bankruptcies Soared In 2010

The Huffington Post | Nicole Hardesty | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last year was a brutal one for Americans filing for personal bankruptcy, as long term unemployment and dire housing prices caught up to those who had ...

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Bankrupticies Soar -- But Not For Businesses

Posted 05.25.2011

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WILMINGTON, Delaware - Bankruptcies rose 13.8 percent in the year to September 30 but business filings fell for the first time since the start of the...

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Medical Bills Underlie 60 Percent Of U.S. Bankruptcies: Study

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medical bills are involved in more than 60 percent of U.S. personal bankruptcies, an increase of 50 percent in just six years, ...

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