Bankrupcy - 2009 One of the 7 Worst Years Ever

Posted January 4th, 2010

Bankruptcies Up 32% in 2009 Despite Tougher Laws
In spite of the tougher bankruptcy laws, 2009 saw a dramatic increase in bankruptcies. Apparently people were in enough financial distress so that the tougher laws did not scare them off. I just wish that the laws would also get much tougher on the credit industry. In this [...]

Bankruptcy Relief with Today’s Laws

Posted November 10th, 2008

I just read an article on Womanwork.net about bankruptcy relief in the US, and have to agree with the - sort of cynical - outlook. The bankruptcy laws were changed a few years ago to make it much tougher, if not impossible, for Americans to declare personal bankruptcy. And yet, in the last few years, [...]