A look at the top 10 US bankruptcies - BusinessWeek

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CIT Group's filing for Chapter 11 protection is the fifth-largest in U.S. history. Here are the top 10 U.S. bankruptcy filings, based on the companies' most recent annual report before filing for bankruptcy protection, according to BankruptcyData.com.
Company, Bankruptcy Date, Assets
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Sept. 15, 2008, $691.06 billion
Washington Mutual Inc., Sept. 26, 2008, $327.91 billion
WorldCom Inc., July 21, 2002, $103.91 billion
General Motors Corp., June 1, 2009, $91.05 billion-x
CIT Group Inc., Nov. 1, 2009, $71 billion
Enron Corp., Dec. 2, 2001, $65.50 billion
Conseco Inc., Dec. 17, 2002, $61.39 billion
Chrysler LLC, April 30, 2009, $39.30 billion
Thornburg Mortgage Inc., May 1, 2009, $36.52 billion
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., April 6, 2001, $36.15 billion
x-GM listed $91.05 billion in assets in its annual report as of Dec. 31, 2008, but listed $82.29 billion in assets as of March 31, 2009, in its bankruptcy petition.



A look at the top 10 US bankruptcies - BusinessWeek

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