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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Courts - "Bankruptcy Filings Near Million Mark for 12-Month Period Ending June 30, 2008"
Here is the news release from US Courts on the most recently compiled bankruptcy statistics. It begins:
August 27, 2008 — In the 12-month period ending June 30, 2008, there were 967,831 bankruptcy cases filed, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. That is a 28.9 percent increase compared to filings for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2007, when cases totaled 751,056. Historic data on bankruptcy filings is available on the Judiciary's website under Bankruptcy Statistics.Additional statistics released today include business and non-business filings for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2008 (Table F-2, 12-month); a comparison of June 2007 and 2008 filings (Table F), 3rd quarter filings (Table F-2, 3-month); monthly filings for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2008 (Table F-2, Monthly); and filings per capita.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 27, 2008 01:29 PM
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