http://ask.metafilter.com/26457/online-source-bankruptcy-filings/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post online source bankruptcy filings Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:19:38 -0800 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:19:38 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/26457/online-source-bankruptcy-filings Is there a free source to check online whether or not an American business has filed for bankruptcy protection? post:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.26457 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:15:20 -0800 nancoix bankruptcy corporations online http://ask.metafilter.com/26457/online-source-bankruptcy-filings#417153 <a href="http://www.bankruptcydata.com/findabrtop.asp">BankruptcyData.com</a>. You can search the companies for free, but <a href="http://www.bankruptcydata.com/brdsDispCoReports.asp?Task=ListReports&ID=1618&Company=Enron+Corp%2E">they'll charge you for the filings</a>. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.26457-417153 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:19:38 -0800 milkrate http://ask.metafilter.com/26457/online-source-bankruptcy-filings#417325 Thanks! comment:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.26457-417325 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 14:25:27 -0800 nancoix http://ask.metafilter.com/26457/online-source-bankruptcy-filings#417349 Another means by which you could do this, I think, is to determine the location of the company's headquarters, and then search for that company's name on the website of <a href="http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/">the appropriate district of the United States Bankruptcy Court that serves that area</a>. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.26457-417349 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 15:18:11 -0800 WCityMike