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Bankruptcy filings in Rochester through February 2010 are behind prior years
Posted by: Peter Scribner
March 08, 2010
Topic: Statistical trends in WDNY bankruptcies
The number of filings in the bankruptcy court in Rochester NY are actually slightly behind the pace of the prior three years, as of March 5, 2010. As of that date, 432 bankruptcies were filed in Rochester. In comparison, Rochester case #432 was filed February 26 in 2009 and February 27 in 2008 and 2007. For the record, case #432 was filed February 9 in 2004, and February 3 in 2005, just before the 2005 changes in the bankruptcy code.
At the other end of the Western District of New York, 781 bankruptcies have been filed in Buffalo through March 5, 2010. In prior years, Buffalo case #781 was filed March 3 in 2009, February 27 in 2008, and March 5, 2007.
