Total bankruptcy filings in the United States decreased 12 percent in the first calendar quarter (Jan. 1 - March 31) of 2014 from the same period in 2013, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. Bankruptcy filings totaled 231,647 in the first quarter of 2014, down from the 263,635 filings registered in the first calendar quarter of 2013. Total commercial filings for the first three months of 2013 were 9,048, representing a 22 percent decrease from the 11,611 filings during the same period in 2013. The 222,599 total noncommercial filings recorded in the first calendar quarter of 2014 represented a 12 percent decrease from the 2013 total of 252,024. For the full statistical release, please click here: http://news.abi.org/press-releases/first-quarter-bankruptcy-filings-fal…
