American Signature Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Overall commercial bankruptcy filings were up by 7 percent in October year over year.
American Signature Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
A person arrives at the U.S. District Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, on Jan. 9, 2020. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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Home furnishing retailer American Signature Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and is pursuing a sale of its assets, the company said in a Nov. 23 statement.

According to the petition filed on Nov. 22, American Signature owes money to an estimated 1,000 to 5,000 creditors and has assets in a range of $100 million to $500 million, with liabilities estimated to be between $500 million and $1 billion.