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IN BRIEF
U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings jumped nearly 33 percent in 2008 amid a recession that's expected to keep filings rising into the new year. Overall consumer filings reached 1,064,927 last year, up from 801,840 in 2007, according to data published by the American Bankruptcy Institute based in Alexandria, Va. A recession that began in December 2007 has stretched many consumers who are turning to...
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