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Cheese · 10-13-2005, 11:23 AM

Maybe credit card companies should bear some of the brunt?

Nearly 103,000 Americans filed for bankruptcy in the week that ended Friday, up from the previous weekly high of 68,287, according to figures from Lundquist Consulting Inc. of Burlingame, Calif., a financial-services advisory firm.

Typically, bankruptcy filings were about 30,000 a week.

Bankrupt

10-13-2005, 11:23 AM	#1
Cheese Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2002 Exp:	Maybe credit card companies should bear some of the brunt? Nearly 103,000 Americans filed for bankruptcy in the week that ended Friday, up from the previous weekly high of 68,287, according to figures from Lundquist Consulting Inc. of Burlingame, Calif., a financial-services advisory firm. Typically, bankruptcy filings were about 30,000 a week. Bankrupt