Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Above 1.6 Million

[jeffrey]

During the first three months of this year, there were 407,572 consumer and business bankruptcy filings, which was down slightly from 1Q/03's 412,968 filings. However, year-to-date consumer and business bankruptcy filings were up 2.7%. Consumer bankruptcy filings continue to stay above the 1.6 million annual level, following a record of 1.66 million filed for the year ending September 30, 2003... [read more at cardweb.com]

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