Monthly Trends from 
April 2024 Year-Over-Year Highlights
- Bankruptcy filings including all chapters totaled 45,592, a 28% increase from the April 2023 total of 35,497.
- Commercial chapter 11 filings increased 40 percent to 542 in April 2024 from the 378 filings recorded in January 2023.
- Commercial filings were 2,569, a 39 percent increase in April 2024 compared to the 1,846 filed in April 2023.
- Subchapter V small business elections increased 60 percent to 233 in April 2024 from the 146 filings last January.
- Individual filings increased 28% to 43,023 in April 2024 from the 33,651 filed in April 2023.
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Small Business Subchapter V Elections Increase 60 Percent In April Over the Same Period Last Year
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Archive of monthly statistical sheets from Epiq. (March 2022-April 2012)