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Many more going bankrupt

Rise in state filings tied to housing crisis

By Kimberly Blanton and Todd Wallack
Globe Staff / March 11, 2008

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Bankruptcy filings have surged 22 percent in Massachusetts this year, as more people are unable to afford their rising mortgage payments or refinance their homes to pay bills, according to court filings and bankruptcy attorneys. (Full article: 866 words)

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