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Individual bankruptcies in England and Wales have risen to their highest level on record, official figures show.
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The Castle Rock, Wash., woman just wanted to file for bankruptcy protection so she could keep her house after her spouse was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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The number of people declared insolvent in England and Wales rose to a new record of 107,000 in 2006.
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How should I stabilize my financial future? I am 44 years old and my wife is 38. She declared bankruptcy a year ago under her own name; I did a bankruptcy in 1997. We were able to buy a house in May with an adjustable-rate mortgage that has a 7.99 percent interest rate as a result of our credit. I ...
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Rising interest rates and a reliance on credit were blamed Friday for an increased number of British personal bankruptcies in the latest quarter.
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Hundreds of thousands of Americans file for bankruptcy each year because of medical bills - even though they have health insurance, according to a new study.
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Audit reveals that bureau failed to pay bills totalling tens of thousands of dollars
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One phone call and one letter can set the record straight.
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THE REGION Foreclosure filings in Massachusetts rose 72 percent last month as a growing number of homeowners were put in financial distress by the housing market's sharp downturn. ForeclosuresMass.com, which tracks Land Court foreclosure filings against homeowners by mortgage lenders, said there were 1,812 filings last month against borrowers who were past due, up from 1,055 filings in August 2005. ...
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Bankruptcies, dominated by personal filings, fell by about 1 percent in the year that ended June 30, with business bankruptcies falling almost 4 percent, the Administrative Office of the US Courts said Friday.
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Mortgage lenders launched more  than 70,000 foreclosure proceedings in California in the third  quarter, marking a record for the state, where many housing  markets are slumping amid mortgage market turmoil, according to  a report released on Friday.
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The burden of paying off household debts has reached record levels, says a leading firm of accountants.
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Home foreclosures have set a record in the face of a Fed request to avoid taking homes.
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Financial experts combed records Thursday at China Aviation Oil, the Singapore-listed jet fuel supplier that this week sought court protection from creditors after admitting crushing losses from speculative trading.
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Azzerato l'indebitamento netto, gestione ordinaria record
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Thanks to relaxed lending standards, in recent years borrowers with bad credit -- such as a bankruptcy or a delinquent loan on their records -- found it relatively easy to get home mortgages.
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THE rate of individual bankruptcies is growing rapidly in Scotland, but is still well behind the two UK hotspots of Northern Ireland and London, according to new research.