Bankruptcy filings fall 14% and are on track for pre-2008 levels - L...

07/05/12

Tepid consumer spending has an upside: Bankruptcy filings in the U.S. are down 14% in the first half of the year, helped along by record-low interest rates and a new culture of belt-tightening. From Jan. 1 to June 30, there were 632,130 new filings ...