Bankruptcy Filings Down 12 Percent Since Last June
Bankruptcy filings for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2015, fell 12 percent when compared to bankruptcy filings for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2014, according to statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. June 2015 bankruptcy filings totaled 879,736 compared to the 1,000,083 bankruptcy cases filed in the 12-month period ending June 2014. This is the lowest total for bankruptcy filings in any 12-month period since June 2008.
The following bankruptcy statistics are available:
- F-Table: comparison of the 12-month periods ending June 30, 2014, and 2015,
- F-2 Tables: business and nonbusiness bankruptcies by district and by chapter during the 12-month and 3-month periods ending June 30, 2015, by filing month, and for one month periods (April 2015, May 2015, June 2015).
- Report F-5A: business and nonbusiness filings, by chapter and county.
| Year | Business | Non-business | Total |
| 2015 | 25,046 | 854,690 | 879,736 |
| 2014 | 30,113 | 969,970 | 1,000,083 |
| 2013 | 36,061 | 1,101,917 | 1,137,978 |
| 2012 | 44,435 | 1,267,167 | 1,311,602 |
| 2011 | 52,134 | 1,477,426 | 1,529,560 |
| Year | Chapter | |||
| 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 568,679 | 6,672 | 357 | 303,945 |
| 2014 | 669,976 | 8,347 | 394 | 321,278 |
| 2013 | 778,845 | 9,633 | 426 | 348,994 |
| 2012 | 914,015 | 10,921 | 582 | 385,949 |
| 2011 | 1,083,671 | 12,714 | 717 | 432,333 |
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