Bankruptcies Filed in Nebraska Hits Record
United Press International
OMAHA —
The number of cases filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Nebraska has reached an all-time high and should peak above the 3,000 mark by year-end, Court Clerk Judith Napier said.
“The filings have just skyrocketed this year,” Napier said, adding the farm economy was the prime factor for the increase.
The previous record for Nebraska bankruptcy cases--2,831 set in 1980--was broken in November.
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