Bankruptcy up 25% …

Posted on January 12th, 2008 by Michael

THE AGE:
THE number of Australians declaring themselves insolvent has soared to record levels, rising more than 25% in the past two years despite buoyant economic times.

Federal regulators say 32,511 Australians were declared bankrupt or made formal agreements with their creditors last year, 10% more than a year earlier and 27.5% more than in 2006.

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