Who Files for Bankruptcy?
SOURCES: The Fragile Middle Class: Americans in Debt; Elizabeth Warren, Harvard Law School;
Smith Business Solutions
COPYRIGHT 2001 The Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc.
COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale Group
Bankruptcy Facts (found in USA Today, Wall Street Journal, CNN-Financial, and The Gallop Poll)
Just How Prevalent is Bankruptcy?
The number of bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts rose 2.7 percent
in the 12-month period ending March 31, 2004, according to statistics
released in May 2004 by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Bankruptcy filings rose from 1,611,268 in the 12-month period ending
March 2003 to 1,654,847 in the same 12-month time period in 2004. The
number of filings was down slightly from the record 1,661,966 bankruptcy
cases filed during fiscal year 2003, the 12-month period ending
September 30. Total bankruptcy filings first broke the 1.5 million mark in
the 12-month period ending March 31, 2002.
According to CardWeb.com, there were 407,572 consumer and business
bankruptcy filings in the first three months of 2004. That’s a decrease
from the nearly 413,000 reported for the same period in 2003.
What About Personal Bankruptcies in Virginia?
In 2003, there were more than 43,000 filings for bankruptcy in Virginia.
Nearly 32,000 of them were for Chapter 7 with more than 11,000 others
for Chapter 13.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice
What About Credit Card Debt?
In any given month, Americans owe $677 billion to bank credit card
issuers. This compares to $97 billion owed by the British and $19 billion
by Australians. Based on current population figures, Americans owe
$2,311, the British owe $1,616, and the Australians owe $950 for every
man, woman and child in their respective countries.
SOURCE: May 2004 issue of CardTrak® (www.cardtrak.com)
SOURCES: The Fragile Middle Class: Americans in Debt; Elizabeth Warren, Harvard Law School;
Smith Business Solutions
COPYRIGHT 2001 The Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc.
COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale Group
Bankruptcy Facts (found in USA Today, Wall Street Journal, CNN-Financial, and The Gallop Poll)
Just How Prevalent is Bankruptcy?
The number of bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts rose 2.7 percent
in the 12-month period ending March 31, 2004, according to statistics
released in May 2004 by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Bankruptcy filings rose from 1,611,268 in the 12-month period ending
March 2003 to 1,654,847 in the same 12-month time period in 2004. The
number of filings was down slightly from the record 1,661,966 bankruptcy
cases filed during fiscal year 2003, the 12-month period ending
September 30. Total bankruptcy filings first broke the 1.5 million mark in
the 12-month period ending March 31, 2002.
According to CardWeb.com, there were 407,572 consumer and business
bankruptcy filings in the first three months of 2004. That’s a decrease
from the nearly 413,000 reported for the same period in 2003.
What About Personal Bankruptcies in Virginia?
In 2003, there were more than 43,000 filings for bankruptcy in Virginia.
Nearly 32,000 of them were for Chapter 7 with more than 11,000 others
for Chapter 13.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice
What About Credit Card Debt?
In any given month, Americans owe $677 billion to bank credit card
issuers. This compares to $97 billion owed by the British and $19 billion
by Australians. Based on current population figures, Americans owe
$2,311, the British owe $1,616, and the Australians owe $950 for every
man, woman and child in their respective countries.
SOURCE: May 2004 issue of CardTrak® (www.cardtrak.com)
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