U.S. bankruptcy filing rate near 5-year high
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Pace of filings second-highest since 2005 |
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Pace of filings second-highest since 2005 |
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Bankruptcy filings by individuals and business in March totaled almost 146,000, 4 percent fewer on a daily basis than in March. Filings in April still were the second most since bankruptcy law was tightened in late 2005, according to data compiled from court records by Automated Access to Court Electronic Records. |
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U.S. Bankruptcy filings by individuals and businesses fell in april to the second-highest level since changes to the law in 2005 made it harder for individuals to seek protection from creditors. |
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The number of bankruptcy filings climbed higher during March. |
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In the fourth-floor courtroom of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of California, which serves San Diego and Imperial counties (pop. 3.4 million), Chief Judge Peter W. Bowie's docket is overflowing. Bowie has 77 Chapter 13 bankruptcies on his Tuesday calendar, one of which is the case of Juan Flores. |
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