Seniors filing for bankruptcy at accelerated rate - The Hill's On The Money: "Americans 55 and older are filing for bankruptcy at an increasing rate, according to the study Aging and Bankruptcy Revisited.
Americans 55 and older are filing for bankruptcy at an increasing rate, according to the study Aging and Bankruptcy Revisited.
The report will appear in the September issue of the ABI Journal by the American Bankruptcy Institute. It shows that while middle-aged Americans make up the bulk of bankruptcies, for those 55 and over, filings increased 61 percent from 2002 to 2007, the most recent year examined by the study.
The findings show Baby Boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, accounted for 42 percent of all filings in 2007. Also, the median age of bankruptcy filers increased to 44.9 years of age in 2007, from 41.4 years old in 2002 and 37.7 years of age in 1994.
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