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.
Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy filings were up 13 percent in February, when 930 cases were submitted to the court, versus the same month in 2015, according to numbers released Thursday by research company Boletín de Puerto Rico.