Problem: Since the late 1990's more than 25 domestic steel companies have filed for bankruptcy. A combination of low prices with strong competition by foreign competitors and so-called legacy cost's of unions are cited as the primary reason why so many steel companies. are filing for bankruptcy. In 2002, as Brownstown Steel Corp. Was in the process of restructuring its loans to avoid bankruptcy, its lenders requested that the firm disclose full information about its revenues and costs. Explain why Brownstown's management was reluctant to release this information to its lenders.