Recent figures from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts reveal that total bankruptcies filed in the U.S. in the year ending June 2011 decreased by 2.7 percent.In addition, the figures detail the decreases in each individual chapter of bankruptcy....
Chapter 7
Personal bankruptcies decrease in 2011
709,303 personal bankruptcies were filed between January 1, 2011 and June 30, 2011. This is 7.9 percent fewer than the number of personal bankruptcies filed in the same time period in 2010.According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, 2010 had the highest...
More government employees eligible to choose chapter 7
Many governmental entities across the country, at both the state and local level, are struggling to balance their budgets after the economic crisis. In an attempt to balance budgets, many government workers are experiencing salary deductions, higher...
Options for managing debt
Alabama residents have several options for managing their debts. By choosing one of these options, one is able to take control of their current financial situation and move forward towards a debt-free life.One alternative to bankruptcy is debt negotiation....
Birmingham bank may file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Superior Bancorp, a Birmingham-based bank corporation, is contemplating bankruptcy after one of its main holdings was auctioned off by federal regulators. The subsidiary, Superior Bank, consisted of 73 banks, which were all sold to pay off creditors.According to...
Dr. Phil’s Designer Retracts Bankruptcy Filing
The former interior designer for Dr. Phil recently retracted a Chapter 13 bankruptcy filing that she had filed in November 2010. The designer claims that she was forced to do so because of a financially-draining legal battle that she is currently involved...
Alabama counties top list of bankruptcy filings
Two Alabama counties ranked first and second on a list of U.S. counties with the highest number of bankruptcy filings in December 2010.Baldwin County held the highest bankruptcy rate of all U.S. counties at more than 7 times the national average for filings. Greene...
Bankruptcy Filings Up 9 Percent in 2010
According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, there was a 9 percent increase in personal bankruptcy filings between 2009 and 2010. An estimated 1.53 million households filed for bankruptcy in 2010.While the economy has started to show hints of improvement, many...
U.S. bankruptcies at five year high
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts this week released a report that shows an increase of 9 percent in bankruptcy filings between April and June this year as compared to last. There were 422,061 bankruptcy filings this year, from 388,148 in the prior...
A report released this month estimates over 11 million homeowners in the US have underwater mortgage
A report released this month estimates over 11 million homeowners in the United States have underwater mortgages.The new report, released by the data aggregator CoreLogic, says the number of homeowners who owe more on their mortgage than their homes are worth declined...