Another "success" story in Bush's belt.
Bankruptcy Filings Soar In Advance of New Law
By Caroline E. Mayer
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 5, 2005; Page A01
Two weeks before a new, more restrictive national bankruptcy law goes into effect, financially strapped Americans are rushing to file for protection from their creditors, with filings climbing to an unprecedented average of 13,000 a day last week.
Week after week records are toppled. Last week's 68,287 filings surpassed the record set the week before by 24 percent, and this week's total is likely to be higher, according to data released yesterday by Lundquist Consulting Inc., a financial research firm. Daily filings averaged 10,367 in September, compared with an average of 6,079 in September 2004...
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