U.S. bankruptcy filings are on the rise in the second half of 2025, signaling mounting financial pressures on both households and businesses.

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Debtors are responding. Counting down toward the Oct. 17 effective date for the biggest reform in U.S. bankruptcy law in a generation, personal bankruptcy filings have jumped this month to the highest ...