The 10 largest U.S. bankruptcies

1. Lehman Brothers Holdings Investment Company

- Date of bankruptcy filing: 09/15/08
- Assets: $691 billion


2. Washington Mutual Financial Services

- Date of bankruptcy filing: 09/26/08
- Assets: $327.9 billion


3. WorldCom Telecommunications

- Date of bankruptcy filing: 07/21/02
- Assets: $103.9 billion


4. General Motors Car Manufacturer

- Date of bankruptcy filing: 06/01/09
- Assets: $91 billion


5. Enron Energy and Gas

- Date of bankruptcy filing: 12/02/01
- Assets: $65.5 billion


6. Conseco Insurance and Finance

- Date of bankruptcy filing: 12/17/02
- Assets: $61 billion


7. Chrysler Car Manufacturer

- Date of bankruptcy filing: 04/30/09
- Assets: $39 billion


8. Thornburg Mortgage Mortgage Lender

- Date of bankruptcy filing: 05/01/09
- Assets: $36.5 billion


9. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Gas and Power Company

- Date of bankruptcy filing: 04/06/01
- Assets: $36 billion


10. Texaco Octane

- Date of bankruptcy filing: 04/12/87
- Assets: $34.9 billion



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