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Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Increase 9 Percent in 2010

U.S. consumer bankruptcies increased 9 percent nationwide in 2010 from the previous year, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI).

Risk and Reward

Contrary to popular belief, there is a market for customers going through a bankruptcy. The Special Finance Coach provides marketing tips, plus a couple of lenders that can help.

January Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Drop 10 Percent from December

The 102,254 consumer bankruptcies filed in January represented a 10 percent decrease nationwide from the 113,274 consumer filings recorded in December, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and based on data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center (NBKRC).

October Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Surge 28 Percent Over Last Year

The 135,913 consumer bankruptcy filings in October represented a 27.9 percent increase over last October's monthly total of 106,266, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI).

Bankruptcy Filings Surge Past One Million in First Nine Months of Year

Consumer bankruptcies totaled 1,046,449 filings through the first nine months of 2009, making it the first time since the 2005 bankruptcy overhaul that filings have surged past the 1 million mark during the first three quarters of a year, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI).

August Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Up 24 Percent Over Last Year