Bankruptcy filings fall in August
The number of bankruptcy filings in New Hampshire dropped sharply in August compared to last month and a year earlier. It was second consecutive monthly decrease in what had been an unrelenting four-year climb in bankruptcy filings.There were 421 filings in August, according to unofficial figures, 52 fewer than July and 73 fewer than the previous August. That’s a monthly percentage drop of 11 …
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Area bankruptcy filings rise in Aug., buck trend
BLADE STAFF Bankruptcy filings across northwest Ohio rose in August, reversing a four-month trend in which the number of cases had been declining from last year. Last month had 785 filings, up 6 percent from the same month last year for the 21 Ohio counties within the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Toledo. It was the highest number of filings for an August since 2005. Through the first eight months of …
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Bankruptcy filings let up
The number of Hawaii residents filing for bankruptcy protection in August eased slightly from July, but cases remained above the 300 mark for the sixth month in a row.
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