More states are taking long, hard looks at their bankruptcy rates, and don’t like what they’re seeing. The fastest growing group falling into bankruptcy, studies say, are elderly citizens. Inflation, low savings and health issues are mainly to blame, but they’re not the only factors.
A University of Michigan Law School study says that nationwide, bankruptcy among seniors has doubled in the past eight years, from about 3.5% to 7%.
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