San Jose Bankruptcy Attorney discusses the record number of bankruptcies expected in 2009
San Jose Bankruptcy Attorney discusses the record number of bankruptcies expected in 2009.
Bankruptcy experts are not surprised that the number of Americans filing for bankruptcy protection in 2009 may top 1.4 million, according to a report from the American Bankruptcy Institute. During the first six months of the year, more than 675,000 Americans filed for protection under the bankruptcy code, and the trend shows no signs of abating.
Bankruptcy is often a lagging indicator of economic conditions throughout the economy. Layoffs and workforce hours reductions on top of existing consumer debt which often overwhelms the consumer and forces them to seek bankruptcy protection. This process can take several months to more than a year, depending on the individual financial situations of the borrowers, and is putting increasing pressure on banks who are seeing consumer debt wiped from the books at a rate 36% faster than in 2008.
The weakness in the housing market and the existing credit crunch created by the Wall Street meltdown in 2008 leaves consumers with few places to turn for additional credit or for refinancing options. Bankruptcy protection, either in a Chapter 7 liquidation or Chapter 13 reorganization, is increasingly becoming an option for individuals and couples who would not have considered it just a few years ago
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