Bankruptcy Filings Up Slightly In February.(News)

Byline: Darren Waggoner

The number of personal bankruptcy filings in February rose to 102,686, up 11% from January but down 8% from a year earlier, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Bankruptcy Research Center.

The first few months of the year could indicate that consumers will not repeat the surge in filings in 2010. More than 1.6 million consumer bankruptcy filings were reported last year, …