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Bankruptcy is a booming business
By HELEN HUNTLEY, Personal Finance Editor
Published March 6, 2008
As the economy slows and more people have trouble paying their debts, the bankruptcy business is sizzling in Central Florida and across the nation. February's filings in the Middle District of Florida were the highest since bankruptcy laws changed in October 2005. The 2,898 cases filed in February were 9 percent more than in January and 73 percent more than in February 2007.
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by numi
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03/06/08 11:27 PM
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Correct, JB! Designed by the credit card companies who just happen to be primary Republicanite contributors. Greed is good!
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by JB
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03/06/08 04:28 PM
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guess who wrote the new bankruptcy laws, you got it, the credit card companies...
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by Ray
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03/06/08 02:02 PM
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George W. Bush - the "Bankruptcy" President!!
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by jim
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03/06/08 01:52 PM
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If you look at the number of filings which happened up to 10 days prior to the debtors' foreclosure auction, compared to the similar number from last year, you can see how much of a factor mortgage obligations are in recent bankruptcies.
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by JB
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03/06/08 01:20 PM
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and there goes the middle class...
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by Dr_Dug
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03/06/08 10:21 AM
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Ya got to keep the Lawyers employed.
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