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Bankruptcy Filings Rose in March 2006 12-Month Period Quarterly Filings Lowest Since Mid-80s
May 26, 2006 — The number of bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts rose 12.8 percent in the 12-month period ending March 31, 2006, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Bankruptcy cases totaled 1,794,795 for that period, compared to 1,590,975 bankruptcy cases filed in the 12-month period ending March 2005.
Prior to the March 2006 12-month reporting period, bankruptcy filings rose 30 percent in the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005. The increase in both the December and March 12-month reporting periods was the result of many debtors filing for bankruptcy before the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 took effect on October 17, 2005. The March reporting period includes bankruptcy petitions filed during that period.
Non-business filings for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2006, totaled 1,759,503, up 12.9 percent from the 1,559,023 total non-business filings in the 12-month period ending March 31, 2005. Business filings in March 2006, totaled 35,292, up 10.5 percent from the 31,952 bankruptcy petitions filed in the 12-month period ending March 31, 2005. Read more at uscourts.gov
Special purpose entities in bankruptcy can be used
A business, usually a special-purpose entity, established to perform limited functions and to have one or a few primary creditors. This type of entity is sometimes established to protect lenders on large, complex projects, when the lender is to be paid solely or almost exclusively out of the money generated when the project becomes operational.
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New Bankruptcy Law 2005
Beginning on October 17, 2005, most individual debtors filing for bankruptcy relief were required to complete either Official Bankruptcy Form B22A ... Read more >
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An agent of the court who manages the property of the debtor for the benefit of the creditors. The court appoints a trustee in most Chapter 7 cases and in Chapter 11 cases when it determines that the debtor's management should not remain in control.
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Unsecured creditors in relation to garnishment laws do not hold any collateral that they can take from you if you fall behind on your payments.
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The order of payment to the different classes of creditors mandated by the Bankruptcy Code. In theory, claims with higher priority are paid in full before other claims receive anything
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