Tuesday, May 31, 2011

South Sound personal bankruptcy filings continue to rise

Vegas is not the only place where people are in trouble. Personal bankruptcy has spiked in the southern suburbs of Olympia, WA:

Thurston County filings rose 16 percent to 349 from 300 in the same period last year, while filings in Pierce County rose less than 1 percent, the data show. Although the percentage change in filings for Pierce County wasn't as dramatic, the total number of filings was much higher. Pierce County filings rose to 1,237 in the first quarter from 1,229 in the same period last year, the data show.