Total commercial chapter 11 filings in the United States increased 77 percent in July 2015 over July of last year, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. Commercial chapter 11 filings increased to 637 filings in July 2015 from the 359 commercial chapter 11 filings registered in July 2014. Total filings totaled 71,820 in July 2015, a decrease of 7 percent from the July 2014 total of 77,532. Consumer filings also declined 7 percent to 69,189 from the July 2014 consumer filing total of 74,635. Total commercial filings in July 2015 decreased to 2,631, representing a 9 percent decline from the 2,897 business filings recorded in July 2014.
