In the space of six months, nearly half a million Americans have had to file for personal bankruptcy.

These plans were affected by her personal bankruptcy in late 2008.

It is probably too soon to say whether anyone will be pushed into personal bankruptcy.

This year, personal bankruptcies reached 5,000 in the first six months alone.

Twice in the past two years, he filed for personal bankruptcy.

This could lead to personal bankruptcy of the general partner(s).

"Several are facing personal bankruptcies from what the company has done."

Indeed, the largest cause of personal bankruptcies in the country is health care costs.

The store went broke in 1989, dragging both men into personal bankruptcy.

Over the last three decades, personal bankruptcy rates in America have soared.

Personal bankruptcies may be caused by a number of factors.

The alternative, for many, in the event of a major illness, may well be personal bankruptcy.

In November 2001, six months after being let go, he filed for personal bankruptcy protection.

The number of personal bankruptcies set a record in the year that ended June 30.

The number of people filing for personal bankruptcy under Chapter 7 increased by 14 percent to 1,033.

Personal bankruptcies reached an all-time high of 1.6 million last year.

Over 60% of personal bankruptcies is caused by medical bills.

In most cases personal bankruptcy is initiated by the bankrupt individual.

Personal bankruptcy is yet another solution, though distasteful to some.

"Fifty percent of personal bankruptcies in the States were due to medical costs," he said.

"I don't expect some of the consumer concern about personal bankruptcy to go away.

Making the deal more risky, the client had declared personal bankruptcy several years earlier.

No wonder personal bankruptcy strikes all the other residents as such an outrage.

Personal bankruptcies are increasing at a 27 percent annual pace.

By this point, he had filed for personal bankruptcy.