Bankruptcy

Consumer bankruptcy filings climb 11% (Thanks to Obama’s Hope and Change)

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings rose 11% in the first nine months of this year, versus the same period in 2009, the American Bankruptcy Institute said Monday, citing data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center. Filings totaled 1,165,172 nationwide during the first nine months of 2010, compared to […]