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2010 Bankrupties Up 9.4% from 2009
Posted on January 24th, 2011 No commentsBankruptcy filings in Wisconsin continued to rise in 2010 as more people realized their finances couldn’t outlast the slow economy. There were 29,989 bankruptcy filings in the state last year, the fourth consecutive year in which the number has increased. The 2010 total was up 9.4 percent from 2009. Among those filing in recent months have been people who have burned through their savings and retirement money, according to an attorney interviewed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.Leave a reply