Total bankruptcy filings were 36,607 in January 2024, a 17 percent increase from the January 2023 total of 31,176, according to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy, the leading provider of U.S. bankruptcy filing data. January marks 18 consecutive months...
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February 05, 2024, 07:14 AM
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The bankruptcy filing by WeWork, Inc. in November propelled November commercial chapter 11 filings to 842, an increase of 141 percent over the 349 filings registered in November 2022, according to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy.The case filed by...
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December 05, 2023, 07:15 AM
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Bankruptcy new filings were up year-over-year across Chapter 7, 11, 13 and 15 in January 2023, according to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy.Total commercial filings increased 12 percent to 1,694 in January 2023 over the 1,508 total filings reported...
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February 06, 2023, 07:15 AM
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Commercial chapter 11 filings for bankruptcy increased 2 percent in October to 304 filings from 297 filings the previous year. Small business filings, captured as subchapter V elections within chapter 11, increased 28 percent to 131 in October 2022...
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November 04, 2022, 07:18 AM
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Epiq released its October 2021 bankruptcy filing statistics from its AACER bankruptcy information services business. October new filings for all chapters increased 1.8 percent to 31,471, up from 30,920 in September 2021. Total Commercial Chapter 11...
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November 03, 2021, 07:05 AM
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Commercial Chapter 11 filings totaled 247 in September, a 67 percent decrease from September 2020’s total of 749 filings. September 2020 business filings were 1,690, a decrease of 37 percent compared to the 2,683 business filings in September...
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October 08, 2021, 07:12 AM
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The COVID-19 pandemic set off an increase in corporate bankruptcy filings not seen since the financial crisis, according to a report released today by Cornerstone Research. The report, Trends in Large Corporate Bankruptcy and Financial...
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August 31, 2021, 07:00 AM
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Epiq released its June 2021 bankruptcy filing statistics from its AACER bankruptcy information services business. New filings in June were flat with 34,248 across all chapters, a 1 percent drop from the May count of 34,767. Non-commercial consumer...
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July 07, 2021, 07:15 AM
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Commercial Chapter 11 filings decreased 9 percent in March to 384 from the 420 commercial Chapter 11 filings in February, according to data provided by Epiq The 2,275 total commercial filings in March represented a 16 percent increase from the 1,965...
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April 07, 2021, 07:00 AM
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Epiq released its February 2021 bankruptcy filing statistics from its AACER bankruptcy information services business. February experienced the lowest number of new monthly bankruptcy filings across all chapters, with only 31,188 filings, since...
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March 04, 2021, 07:05 AM
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Total U.S. commercial bankruptcy filings increased 28 percent in August 2016 over August of last year, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. Commercial filings totaled 3,199 in August 2016, up from the August 2015 total of 2,491. August is...
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September 08, 2016, 07:12 AM
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Total bankruptcy filings totaled 479,362 nationwide during the first six months of 2014 (Jan. 1-June 30), a 12 percent decrease from the 544,561 total filings during the same period a year ago, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. The 460...
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July 07, 2014, 06:30 AM
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Total bankruptcy filings in the United States decreased 11 percent in May 2014 over May of last year, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. Bankruptcy filings totaled 85,664 in May 2014, down from the May 2013 total of 96,495. Consumer...
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June 05, 2014, 06:30 AM
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Total bankruptcy filings in the United States decreased 12 percent in the first calendar quarter (Jan. 1 - March 31) of 2014 from the same period in 2013, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. Bankruptcy filings totaled 231,647 in the...
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April 04, 2014, 06:50 AM
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Total bankruptcy filings totaled 544,390 nationwide during the first six months of 2013 (Jan. 1-June 30), a 14 percent decrease from the 632,541 total filings during the same period a year ago, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. The 520...
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July 08, 2013, 06:54 AM
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Total bankruptcy filings in the United States decreased 21 percent in February over last year, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. Bankruptcy filings totaled 82,285 in February 2013, down from the February 2012 total of 104,537. Consumer...
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March 06, 2013, 07:16 AM
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Total bankruptcy filings in the United States for the month of October increased 16% compared to September, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. October bankruptcy filings totaled 101,278, up from the 87,522 filings registered in...
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November 06, 2012, 07:04 AM
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Total bankruptcy filings in the United States for July 2012 decreased 12 percent compared to the previous year, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. July bankruptcy filings totaled 97,073, down from the 110,173 filings registered in July...
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August 06, 2012, 07:48 AM
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Total bankruptcy filings in the United States for May 2012 decreased 11% compared to the previous year, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. May bankruptcy filings totaled 109,392, down from the 122,836 filings registered in May...
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June 06, 2012, 08:00 AM
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Total bankruptcy filings in the United States decreased 12% in the first calendar quarter (Jan. 1 – March 31) of 2012 from the same period in 2011, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. Bankruptcy filings totaled 314,583 in the first...
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April 06, 2012, 08:30 AM
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An article in the April edition of the ABI Journal proposes that changes be made to the Bankruptcy Code to allow for a “structured dismissal,” as well as a joint plan and disclosure statement process to maximize distributions to unsecured creditors....
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April 06, 2012, 07:00 AM
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