According to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy, the 2,973 total commercial Chapter 11 bankruptcies filed during the first six months of 2023 represented a 68% increase over the 1,766 filed during the same period in 2022. Individual Chapter 13 filings increased by 23% during the same period. read more

JUL 5, 2023 - 7:10 am

According to Epiq, 2020 had the lowest number of bankruptcy filings in the U.S. since 1968, with a total of 529,068 filings across all chapters. However, Chapter 11 filings continued to grow year-over-year, rising 29% to 7,128 new filings in 2020 compared with 5,518 in 2019. read more

JAN 6, 2021 - 6:52 am

According to Epiq, continuing the trend from August, commercial Chapter 11 filings in September were up 78% compared with September 2019, with 747 new filings vs. 420 during September of last year. read more

OCT 6, 2020 - 7:24 am

Commercial Chapter 11 filings rose 17% in August 2020 compared with August 2019, according to Epiq, with 525 new filings in the month up from 449 in the same month last year. read more

SEP 8, 2020 - 7:56 am