Utah bankruptcies in January climbed to 368 filings, up 58 percent from 233 filings in January 2006, according to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah.
The uptick in filings comes nearly 15 months after new bankruptcy legislation was enacted that frightened away consumers.
The American Bankruptcy Institute predicts that consumer bankruptcy filings will increase by at least 20 percent on a national basis in 2007.
Consumer confidence
A better hiring outlook and lower gas prices pushed a measure of U.S. consumer confidence to its highest level in four and a half years.
5th iPhone app
Clayton Ward, a 10th-grader from West Jordan,has created five apps for the Apple operating systems.
poorer people charitable
A 2009 study showed the poor give a higher percentage of their income to charity than rich people.
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