State bakruptcy filings up 29 percent for October
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Bankruptcies across Washington state grew in October, driven partly by steep increases in filings in King and Snohomish counties, but the pace of new filings could be slowing. |
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U.s. Bankruptcy filings fell 4% in april from march
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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. |
October U.S. Bankruptcy Filings Rise 20 Percent From September
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Business and individual bankruptcy filings in the U.S. in October increased 20 percent over September and 37 percent above the same month in 2006, according to Mike Bickford, president of Oklahoma City-based Jupiter eSource LLC's. Filings are headed for a total of 824,000 for 2007, a 40 percent increase over 2006 as a whole, according to Bickford's provider of bankruptcy data management services, known as Automated Access to Court Electronic Records. |
Big-business bankruptcies swamp smaller companies
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Mandy Dalton is a professional clown. She likes to make kids laugh. "We're kind of the blue-collar workers of the entertainment industry. We get paid contractually," she said. "We're the ones that have to show up with a big smile on our face and make sure everyone is having a good time." |
Communities try to help as suburban foreclosure crisis grows
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Elgin is using federal money to help rehab foreclosed homes. |
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