Commercial chapter 11 filings totaled 747 in September, a 78 percent increase over September 2019’s total of 420 filings, according to data provided by Epiq. However, overall September 2020 business filings were 2,677, a decrease of 16 percent compared to the 3,190 business filings in September 2019. Total U.S. filings registered 39,701 in September 2020, down 35 percent from last September’s total of 61,156. The 37,024 consumer filings in September represented a 41 percent decrease from the September 2019 consumer total of 63,132.
