New data shows more Americans are filing for bankruptcy, the latest indication that price pressures and an uneven economy are leaving some households strapped for cash. Total consumer bankruptcy ...

Filing activity in 2025 decreased relative to 2024, from 226 to 207 filings, largely driven by a decline in filing activity in 2025 H2. However, Disclosure Dollar Loss (DDL) was the highest on record, ...

Inflation, tariffs and rising debt are driving a surge in commercial filings nationwide. One in six of all U.S. cases in the ...

The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation unit is leveraging the data it receives from financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act for the vast majority of its probes, according to ...

The Ninth Circuit hears cases in Oahu in the district's U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, located downtown Honolulu near Hawaii Pacific University. (Candace Cheung/Courthouse News Service) (CN) — After ...

Chapter 12 Bankruptcy provides family farmers with flexibility to carry on normal business operations while making reasonable payments towards their debt load, even when facing the risk and ...

There was a historic surge in U.S. corporate bankruptcy filings in June, with the highest number recorded in a single month since at least the start of 2020, new data shows. The number of corporate ...

The number of individuals filing for bankruptcy has soared in 2025, reflecting growing financial pressures and pessimism among Americans about their economic security. According to a report from the ...

Kiah Treece is a former attorney, small business owner and personal finance coach with extensive experience in real estate and financing. Her focus is on demystifying debt to help consumers and ...