Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings in Riverside County and San Bernardino County for July 2009 were most numerous in the following ten Inland Empire cities:
Corona, Fontana, Hemet, Moreno Valley, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside, San Bernardino, Temecula, and Victorville. Hesperia also had a high number of Chapter 7 bankruptcies filed, as did Murrieta.
Chapter 7 bankruptcy, also known as “fresh start” bankruptcy by bankruptcy attorneys, helps debtors get out from under large amounts of debt by discharging most debts owed to creditors.
