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Prichard files Chapter 9

This is a follow-up to the earlier post on October 14 about Prichard, Alabama when the city failed to make the October payment to their retirees.  According to the Press-Register city leaders do not expect to pay November either.  To protect themselves from the… Continue Reading →

Prichard, Alabama fails to pay retirees

The check is not in the mail.  Prichard, Alabama, came out of Chapter 9 bankruptcy in 2002 and promised to make deposits into its public pension fund.  They didn’t and now they are simply out of money.  Retirees did not… Continue Reading →

The Next Municipal Bankruptcy?

Prichard, Alabama, town of about 25,000, outside of Mobile, filed Chapter 9 bankruptcy in 1999 and finally exited in 2002. They look poised for a second round. Their issues seem similar to Vallejo, California – they cannot afford to continue… Continue Reading →

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