“bankruptcy” Charts
#OccupyEducation: Higher Student Debt, Lower Quality of Life »
Quality of life in terms of financial and physical well-being is drastically different for college grads who walked away with…
Top 5 Biggest Municipal Bankruptcies in U.S. History »
On July 18, 2013, the City of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy for the amount of $18 billion, the…
Federal Spending Remains Flat »
The CBO released its new budget outlook today. The chart below shows total federal spending since 2000. Spending was way…
Bernanke's View of Fiscal Policy »
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke stated that 'except for in 2009, we’ve had very tight fiscal policy'. In Keynesian economics,…
Look to the North for Fiscal Reform »
From 1995 to 1998, Canada turned its $32 billion federal deficit into a $2.5 billion surplus. Canada's federal spending as…
Too Big To Lend: Big Banks Failing to Fund Small Business »
The mismatch between the scale of banks and the needs of the real economy is hurting the recovery. Studies have…
None of the Big 4 Immune to Loss »
No bank could fully escape the the financial crisis, but some banks did much better than others. Wells Fargo and…
A History of Municipal Bankruptcies »
The number of Chapter 9 bankruptcy filings has been sporadic over the last three decades. According to PEW, there were…
Municipal Bankruptcies by Issuer Type »
From 1980-2011, 92 of the 262 municipal bankruptcies (35.1%) were issued by municipal utilities. There were 49 Chapter 9 bankruptcy…
A Look at Bankruptcy »
The number of bankruptcies filed in the U.S. decreased by almost 50% in 2007, likely due to a law made…