During the month of October, there were more than 1400 Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings in the Riverside Courthouse. The 10 cities or towns accounting for the most filings for that month were: Corona, Fontana, Hemet, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside, Temecula, and Victorville. Unfortunately, these results are identical to the month of September, suggesting that the trend of high filings within those afflicted areas is not changing for the better. Other Inland Empire cities worth mentioning that also produced a significant number of filings include: Hesperia, Indio, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Perris, and Rialto.
Astoundingly, these 1400 + bankruptcy filings came from people across 87 different cities and towns within the area, illustrating that no area is immune from the effects of a troubled economy.
