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November 25, 2009 — Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts for fiscal year 2009 totaled 1,402,816, up 34.5 percent over the 1,042,993 filings reported for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2008, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
The federal Judiciary’s fiscal year is the 12-month period ending September 30. The bankruptcies reported today are for October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.
Additional statistics released today include business and non-business filings for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2009 (Table F-2, 12-month); a comparison of September 2008 and 2009 filings (Table F), 3rd quarter filings (Table F-2, 3-month); monthly filings for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2009 (Table F-2, Monthly); and filings per capita.
| Business and Non-Business Filings Years Ended September 30, 2005-2009 |
| FY |
Business |
Non-Business |
TOTAL |
| 2009 |
58,721 |
1,344,095 |
1,402,816 |
| 2008 |
38,651 |
1,004,342 |
1,042,993 |
| 2007 |
25,925 |
775,344 |
801,269 |
| 2006 |
27,333 |
1,085,209 |
1,112,542 |
| 2005 |
34,222 |
1,748,421 |
1,782,643 |
| Bankruptcy Filings by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code
12-Month Periods Ending September 30, 2005-2009 |
| Chapter |
| Year |
7 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
| 2009 |
989,227 |
14,745 |
487 |
398,210 |
| 2008 |
679,982 |
8,799 |
332 |
353,828 |
| 2007 |
484,162 |
5,888 |
361 |
310,802 |
| 2006 |
833,147 |
6,003 |
376 |
272,937 |
| 2005 |
1,346,201 |
6,637 |
364 |
429,316 |
Business and Non-Business Filings
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2009, business filings totaled 58,721, up 52 percent from the 38,651 business filings in the 12-month period ending September 30, 2008. Non-business filings totaled 1,344,095, up 34 percent from the 1,004,342 non-business bankruptcy filings in September 2008.
Filings Under All Chapters
In FY 2009, filings rose for all bankruptcy Chapters:
- Chapter 7 filings in FY 2009 totaled 989,227, up 45 percent from the 679,982 Chapter 7 filings in FY 2008.
- Chapter 11 filings rose 68 percent, increasing from 8,799 in FY 2008 to 14,745 in FY 2009.
- Chapter 13 filings rose 13 percent, from 353,828 in FY 2008 to 398,210 in FY 2009.
- Chapter 12 is designed to meet the needs of financially distressed family farmers. In FY 2009, Chapter 12 filings totaled 487, up 47 percent from the 332 Chapter 12 filings in FY 2008.
Fourth Quarter Filings
Monthly Filings
July–September, 2008 and 2009 |
| Month |
Filings 2008 |
Filings 2009 |
| July |
98,202 |
133,187 |
| August |
96,056 |
127,391 |
| September |
98,033 |
127,907 |
The 3-month period ending September 30, 2009, was the Judiciary’s final quarter of fiscal year 2009. Bankruptcy filings in the fourth quarter totaled 388,485, up 33 percent from the 292,291 bankruptcy cases filed in the final quarter of FY 2008. For a breakdown of filings by all chapters for the quarter, see Table F-2, 3-month period.
| Quarterly Filings* |
| PERIOD |
FILINGS |
|
PERIOD |
FILINGS |
|
PERIOD |
FILINGS |
| SEPT. 30, 2009 |
388,485 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| JUN. 30, 2009 |
381,073 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| MAR. 31, 2009 |
330,477 |
|
JUN. 30, 2004 |
421,110 |
|
SEPT. 30, 1999 |
323,550 |
| DEC. 31, 2008 |
301,317 |
|
MAR. 31, 2004 |
407,572 |
|
JUN. 30, 1999 |
345,956 |
| SEPT. 30, 2008 |
292,291 |
|
DEC. 31, 2003 |
393,348 |
|
MAR. 31, 1999 |
330,784 |
| JUN. 30, 2008 |
276,510 |
|
SEPT. 30, 2003 |
412,989 |
|
DEC. 31, 1998 |
353,108 |
| MAR. 31, 2008 |
245,695 |
|
JUN. 30, 2003 |
440,257 |
|
SEPT. 30, 1998 |
361,205 |
| DEC. 31, 2007 |
226,413 |
|
MAR. 31, 2003 |
412,968 |
|
JUN. 30, 1998 |
373,460 |
| SEPT. 30, 2007 |
218,909 |
|
DEC. 31, 2002 |
395,129 |
|
MAR. 31, 1998 |
354,118 |
| JUN. 30, 2007 |
210,449 |
|
SEPT. 30, 2002 |
401,306 |
|
DEC. 31, 1997 |
347,685 |
| MAR. 31, 2007 |
193,641 |
|
JUN. 30, 2002 |
400,686 |
|
SEPT. 30, 1997 |
353,515 |
| DEC. 31, 2006 |
177,599 |
|
MAR. 31, 2002 |
379,012 |
|
JUN. 30, 1997 |
367,168 |
| SEPT. 30, 2006 |
171,146 |
|
DEC. 31, 2001 |
364,921 |
|
MAR. 31, 1997 |
335,073 |
| JUN. 30, 2006 |
155,833 |
|
SEPT. 30, 2001 |
359,518 |
|
DEC. 31, 1996 |
311,131 |
| MAR. 31, 2006 |
116,771 |
|
JUN. 30, 2001 |
400,394 |
|
SEPT. 30, 1996 |
303,309 |
| DEC. 31, 2005 |
667,431 |
|
MAR. 31, 2001 |
366,841 |
|
JUN. 30, 1996 |
297,162 |
| SEPT. 30, 2005 |
542,002 |
|
DEC. 31, 2000 |
310,169 |
|
MAR. 31, 1996 |
266,149 |
| JUN. 30, 2005 |
467,333 |
|
SEPT. 30, 2000 |
308,718 |
|
DEC. 31, 1995 |
244,494 |
| MAR. 31, 2005 |
401,149 |
|
JUN. 30, 2000 |
321,729 |
|
SEPT. 30, 1995 |
233,593 |
| DEC. 31, 2004 |
371,668 |
|
MAR. 31, 2000 |
312,335 |
|
JUN. 30, 1995 |
235,302 |
| SEPT. 30, 2004 |
396,438 |
|
DEC. 31, 1999 |
318,634 |
|
MAR. 31, 1995 |
212,626 |
For more on bankruptcy and its chapters, visit the Judiciary's website or go to www.fjc.gov/federal/courts.nsf. Local bankruptcy court rules can be found at www.uscourts.gov/rules/bk-localrules.html. Historic data on bankruptcy filings is available on the Judiciary's website under Bankruptcy Statistics. Additional bankruptcy statistics, including bankruptcies by county, can be found on the Judiciary's PACER system.
*Because of ongoing corrections to the bankruptcy database, the quarterly data may not total to the most recent annual figures. |
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