... an industry research firm, said 388,485 bankruptcies were filed during the last quarter, compared to 292,291 ... 2008. A total of 1,117,771 bankruptcies were filed last year. "The spike in bankruptcy ... turning to the financial relief of bankruptcy." Bankruptcies are at the highest level since 2005, when 2,078, ... number of consumers filing Chapter 13 bankruptcies rose 15% to 107,142 filings ...

... Diane Urquhart sent me her latest research report, Induced Bankruptcies Cost Canadian Taxpayers Billions of Dollars Federal ... public corporations over the past decade are causing a proliferation of bankruptcies today in both the U.S. and Canada. The damages to the Canadian ... CDS and leveraged buyouts is inducing a wave of bankruptcies, then why should taxpayers borne the cost? I say we tax the funds ...

... more individuals went into bankruptcy in Canada. The number of consumer bankruptcies also rose 29% from August 2009 to September 2009 ... Markets economist Robert Kavcic. "Unemployment and bankruptcies tend to be lagging indicators that rise even after the economy ... the broader category of "insolvencies", which includes bankruptcies as well as proposals to settle debt, consumer filings ...

... Money’s Hibah Yousuf on Wednesday: The total number of bankruptcies filed in the third quarter surged 33% in 2009 and is ... Institute, an industry research firm, said 388,485 bankruptcies were filed during the last quarter, compared to 292,291 filed during ... are increasingly turning to the financial relief of bankruptcy.” Bankruptcies are at the highest level since 2005, when 2,078,415 were ...

... the National Bankruptcy Research Center. The rise in consumer bankruptcies outpaced the 7% increase in business bankruptcy filings ... in economic distress, Mr. Gerdano said. Consumer bankruptcies dropped dramatically after Congress overhauled the bankruptcy system ... , making it more difficult for people to shed their debt. Bankruptcies have surged during the economic downturn, though, as debt-laden ...

... -Marietta area ranked fifth in the nation for the number of small-business bankruptcies in June; at the end of September, the area had fallen to 15th place. The city with the highest number of small-business bankruptcies is Los Angeles. Savannah made the list of 15 ... fewest small-business bankruptcy filings. Nationwide, commercial bankruptcies among the country's 25 million small businesses ...

... the lull in corporate failures, there have been signs in recent weeks that bankruptcies could tick upward again. There have been several high-profile filings, including ... over their debt. Given rampant overcapacity everywhere, all this does is postpone the problems. Thus, bankruptcies will come later rather than sooner. However, as I have said before, as long as the corporate bond market remains ...

... serve as a reminder that the country is in a recession, regardless of what economists say. Last month, personal bankruptcies increased by 9 percent,according to the American Bankruptcy Institute. That translates into 135,914 ... income to fund their personal recoveries. Continue reading Personal bankruptcies on the rise Personal bankruptcies on the rise originally appeared on WalletPop Blog on Fri, ...

... bankruptcy. In Chicago, Illinois, several struggling homeowners who are facing foreclosures or bankruptcies have staged a protest in front of the office of Todd Stroger, president of Cook ... experts said that no matter what distressed homeowners decided for themselves, whether to fight foreclosures or go for bankruptcies, they need legal representation to get them through the whole complex process.

... the lull in corporate failures, there have been signs in recent weeks that bankruptcies could tick upward again. There have been several high-profile filings, including ... over their debt. Given rampant overcapacity everywhere, all this does is postpone the problems. Thus, bankruptcies will come later rather than sooner. However, as I have said before, as long as the corporate bond market remains ...