Total U.S. bankruptcy filings increased 1 percent in July 2018 from July 2017, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. Total filings registered 62,196 in July 2018, up from the July 2017 total of 61,433. The 59,128 consumer filings in July also represented a 1 percent increase from the previous year’s consumer total of 58,511. July 2018 business filings increased 5 percent to 3,068 from July 2017’s business total of 2,922. The 411 commercial chapter 11 filings in July 2018 were a 23 percent increase over the 333 commercial chapter 11 filings last July. Read more.
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