Bankruptcy at an all time high!!!
Eastlake CA – According to data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center, US bankruptcies have reached a 5 year high.


The last record was set in 2005. That record was set because bankruptcy laws were being tightened up and people wanted to file before the laws changed.

(The big banks had convinced congress to make it harder for debtors to get relief.)
The number of bankruptcies filed in 2010 reached 1,530,078. That was an increase of 8.7% over 2009. Even though the economy is starting to show signs of a recovery, people still need relief from debt.

“The [2005] law was supposed to reduce filings, but we are very close to levels we were at then,” said Samuel J. Gerdano, Executive Director of the American Bankruptcy Institute. “The laws of economic gravity are more powerful than the laws passed by Congress.”
I can’t agree with him more. Here are a few tips if you are considering bankruptcy.
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