Georgia Debt Law ::. Bankruptcy Blog » Bankruptcy Rate Up in North Georgia http://www.georgiadebtlaw.com/bankruptcy-blog Georgia Debt Law ::. Bankruptcy News and Resources Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:12:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Bankruptcy Rate Climbs 36 Percent In First Quarter http://www.georgiadebtlaw.com/bankruptcy-blog/2009/05/14/bankruptcy-rate-climbs-36-percent-in-first-quarter/ http://www.georgiadebtlaw.com/bankruptcy-blog/2009/05/14/bankruptcy-rate-climbs-36-percent-in-first-quarter/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 14:52:09 +0000 Rob http://www.georgiadebtlaw.com/bankruptcy-blog/?p=149 After posting the highest number of bankruptcy filings in a year last year, the first quarter numbers in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s Northern Georgia District, which includes the Atlanta Metro area, rose almost 36 percent in the first quarter. 

The total number of bankruptcies filed rose to 12,059 in January, February and March of 2009, up from 8,878 in the same time period in 2008.

The jump is seen mostly in Chapter 7 cases, which grew 61 percent, according to court records.

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