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American Home Mortgage files for bankruptcy

After weeks of speculation and a spectacular collapse, American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. is officially bankrupt, a victim of tightening credit markets and the decreasing value of its loan portfolio.

The company filed papers for Chapter 11 protection Monday morning in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.

"It is unfortunate that American Home Mortgage, a company we built into a highly...

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