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25 November 2009 ~ 0 Comments

34% Increase in Bankruptcy Filings Nationwide

Our last post described a 50% increase in middle Florida bankruptcies, one of the hardest hit areas of the current recession. Nationwide the number is not quite as bad, about 34%. And apparently there is a rising number of cases due to medical debts. The number of business filings is up about 52% year over [...]

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25 November 2009 ~ 0 Comments

50% Increase in Bankruptcy Filings in Tampa

There is no question the current economic climate is causing greater and greater strain on Americans everywhere. In Tampa Florida it has resulted in a 50% increase in bankruptcy filings from last year. That’s a huge 12-month increase. To put it in perspective, last year’s 12-month running tally stood at nearly 39,000 people. This year’s [...]

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