As foreclosures rose in 2008, the total number of consumer bankruptcies also increased to 1.06 million, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Almost half of all homeowners in metro Toledo area in Ohio have seen the values of their properties dropped to less than the total mortgage they owe. And many of these homeowners have walked away from their properties, adding to the growing number of bank foreclosed homes in the area.
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