Archive for May, 2006

Canadian Bankruptcy Statistics for April, 2006 - Bankruptcy Canada Blog

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Huge Drop in Insolvencies in April, 2006.

Canada - A Safe Place for Corporate Crooks - Bankruptcy Canada Blog.

Sunday, May 28th, 2006

Canada is seen as being easy on corporate crooks. The examples of Livent Corp. and Bre-X Minerals Ltd. are cited to prove this contention.

Personal Debt Hits Record High.

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

Canadians’ personal debt is a record $992 billion, which works out to about $30,600 for every man, woman and child in Canada. However, this is offset by household debt’s decline relative to net worth.

Misinformation about Bankruptcy.

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

In the few cases where we find a well researched and even handed story we are very pleased — and surprised.

The Failure in the US of Bankruptcy’s Fresh Start?

Monday, May 8th, 2006

A March, 2006 study of US debtors, one year after their Chapter 7 discharge, (In Canada, Chapter 7 = personal bankruptcy) reports that one in four debtors was struggling to pay routine bills and one in three debtors reported an overall financial situation similar to, or worse than, when they filed bankruptcy.

March, 2006 Bankruptcy Statistics - Bankruptcy Canada Blog

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006

Insolvencies Rise Slightly in March, 2006.

Regulation of Payday Loans - Bankruptcy Canada Blog

Monday, May 1st, 2006

The payday loan industry has received much criticism for their near usurious interest rates.