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Fiscal Year Bankruptcy Filings Continue Fall

Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts for the fiscal year 2015—the 12-month period ending September 30, 2015—totaled 860,182, down 11 percent from the 963,739 bankruptcy filings in FY 2014, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. This is the lowest number of bankruptcy filings for any 12-month period since 2007, and the fifth consecutive fiscal year filings have fallen.

Additional statistics released today include:

BUSINESS AND NON-BUSINESS FILINGS YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007-2015
FY Business Non-Business TOTAL
2015 24,985 835,197 860,182
2014 28,319 935,420 963,739
2013 34,892 1,072,807 1,107,699
2012 42,008 1,219,132 1,261,140
2011 49,895 1,417,326 1,467,221
2010 58,322 1,538,033 1,596,355
2009 58,651 1,004,342 1,042,993
2008 38,651 1,004,342 1,042,993
2007 25,925 775,344 801,269

 

BANKRUPTCY FILINGS BY CHAPTER OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE 12-MONTH PERIODS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2011-2015
Year Chapter
  7 11 12 13
2015 550,036 7,040 383 302,642
2014 642,366 7,658 372 313,262
2013 753,995 9,564 405 343,651
2012 874,337 10,597 541 375,521
2011 1,036,950 11,979 676 417,503

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