The number of bankruptcy cases filed in Puerto Rico was up 8.14 percent year-over-year in August, when 929 cases were filed.
Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy levels remained flat last month, when the total number of companies and individuals who turned to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for help was up by two cases when compared to the same month in 2015.
The number of bankruptcy cases filed in Puerto Rico skyrocketed last month, when an astounding 19.5 percent more petitions for protection from creditors were filed at the local court, research firm Boletín de Puerto Rico revealed Monday.