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April 2, 2010

U.S. Bankruptcies at 4-Year High
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New figures show more Americans filed for bankruptcy last month than at
any point since federal bankruptcy laws were modified in October 2005.
The data collection firm Aacer says over 158,000 bankruptcy filings were
submitted in March, a 35 percent increase from February.



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