Local bankruptcy increase 2nd highest in U.S.

[tobee43]

Aug. 8, 2011

The Central District of California, which includes Orange County, was second in the nation in the increase of bankruptcy filings in the past year, reports the U.S. bankruptcy court.

The number of filings increased 13% in California's Central District the same percentage growth as in the district serving the whole state of


Utah, according to a new report from the court's administrative office. The greatest increase nationwide was in the Southern District of Florida with 15% more filings. The number of filings decreased in 75 of the nation's 94 districts of federal bankruptcy court.

In Orange County 19,248 individuals and businesses filed for bankruptcy from July 2010 through June 2011, a 10.7% increase from the 12 months prior to that.

Nationwide, bankruptcy filings are finally starting to decrease, the court said. It's another modest sign that the economy is slowly recovering from the 2007-2009 recession.

Business bankruptcies fell 12.5% in the 12 months ended June 30, and nonbusiness bankruptcies dropped 2.4%, according to court data.

Still, 1.53 million consumers and 52,000 businesses nationwide filed for bankruptcy in the past year, the court reported

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/bankruptcy-311203-court-filings.html

[feelingnutsy]

I wonder how the last statistics stack up against the previous year.

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Wonder if it has any correlation to this: July California Tax Revenues Plunge More Than 10% Below Expectations

[tobee43]

I wonder how the last statistics stack up against the previous year.

i could only locate march 2010-2011...a break down by states...interesting:

12-Month Comparison 3/31/10 to 3/31/11

http://www.credit-to-cash-advisor.co...parison3-31-11

interesting!

[tobee43]

Wonder if it has any correlation to this: July California Tax Revenues Plunge More Than 10% Below Expectations

yes, i one would think with all the foreclosures people have stopped paying their taxes...so it's like a domino theory...no taxes no money to pay for services and so on. pretty scary!

[tobee43]

actually this is more updated:

Aug 9, 2011

Bankruptcy filings decrease slightly nationwide, some districts report increases:

According to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, bankruptcy filings for the year ending June 2011 marked a 2.7 percent decrease from the bankruptcy filings for the year ending June 2010.
According to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, bankruptcy filings for the year ending June 2011 marked a 2.7 percent decrease from the bankruptcy filings for the year ending June 2010.

During that same time span, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts also found a 2 percent increase in Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings, a 4 percent decrease in Chapter 7 filings, a 11 percent decrease in Chapter 11 filings and a nine percent increase in Chapter 12 filings.

While many districts are reporting significant decreases in filings for protection under bankruptcy law, 19 of the 94 districts reported an increase in filings, including the Southern District of Florida with a 15 percent bump and the Utah and California central district with 13 percent hikes.

Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News Money writes of the increase in filings, "Just because bankruptcy is increasingly common doesn't make it any less stressful. People who file for bankruptcy often feel ashamed, overwhelmed, and hopeless."

Palmer added recovering from bankruptcy requires addressing the cause, identifying goals and re-establishing positive credit after the fact.

http://www.bankruptcyhome.com/bankruptcy-news/800571802/Bankruptcy-filings-decrease-slightly-nationwide,-some-districts-report-increases

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Oh yeah..must reestablish that positive credit to keep the ponzinomics wheels turning!

[tobee43]

Oh yeah..must reestablish that positive credit to keep the ponzinomics wheels turning!

sure do!! i just wonder how many have that positive credit today, even IF they didn't file bk or sent to collections.

i KNOW!!!! just tried to help my daughter and her husband get a mortgage last week. now she has a mid 700's and he we found out he had.... OMG.....510 what??????????????????? so she only got approved for 175k alone without him, they needed more. so i go in and take a look at his credit reports and it's ALL messed up...filed the disputes last week and now his score is 640, not great but enough to get them a higher amount of 185k at 4.2%.

reason i'm mentioning this is because our scores after a bk are now in the 700's...LOL!!!!! our scores are still higher than his! (there wasn't anything really bad on the report just 3 miss reporting of late student loan payments which were in deferment, now corrected) but it certainly pulled him down the tubes.

[Fallonedward]

sure do!! i just wonder how many have that positive credit today, even IF they didn't file bk or sent to collections.

i KNOW!!!! just tried to help my daughter and her husband get a mortgage last week. now she has a mid 700's and he we found out he had.... OMG.....510 what??????????????????? so she only got approved for 175k alone without him, they needed more. so i go in and take a look at his credit reports and it's ALL messed up...filed the disputes last week and now his score is 640, not great but enough to get them a higher amount of 185k at 4.2%.

reason i'm mentioning this is because our scores after a bk are now in the 700's...LOL!!!!! our scores are still higher than his! (there wasn't anything really bad on the report just 3 miss reporting of late student loan payments which were in deferment, now corrected) but it certainly pulled him down the tubes.

You really need to stay on top of how things are reported...I found so many errors on ours and its been a battle getting it all corrected

[tobee43]

You really need to stay on top of how things are reported...I found so many errors on ours and its been a battle getting it all corrected

that certainly is the truth. this miss reporting is terrible. although, at least now, the reporting agencies seem to respond a bit fastest that they use to.

i also had a few on mine that were incorrect and really within 24 hours i rec'd emails from them saying they were removed. (they also sent me back up in writing by mail).

intresting...we surrendered our car and i know many say it still shows up on a credit report as a repo...ours does NOT..it says clearly: voluntarily surrendered..LOL! not that that mean a hill of beans credit wise but at they did report it correctly...wow!!