Filings

Bankruptcy Filings Surge Among Older Americans - The Wall Street Journal

08/07/18

Bankruptcy Filings Surge Among Older Americans  The Wall Street Journal

The rate at which Americans age 65 and older are filing for bankruptcy has more than tripled since 1991 amid reductions in the social safety net and a shift away ...

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‘Too Little Too Late’: Bankruptcy Booms Among Older Americans - The New York Times

08/05/18

‘Too Little Too Late’: Bankruptcy Booms Among Older Americans  The New York Times

The rate of those 65 and older filing for bankruptcy is three times what it was in 1991, a new study finds, as more enter their later years in a precarious position.

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