1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i United States Bankruptcy Courts: Analysis of Caseload Statistics for the 12-Month Period Ending June 30, 2021 September 27, 2021 This Insight provides information and statistics related to filings in the United States bank
2、ruptcy courts for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2021 (this is the most recent reporting period for which data are available). While the Insight provides information and data analysis related to bankruptcy filings statistics, it does not provide legal analysis. Number of Filings For the 12-mont
3、h period ending June 30, 2021, the overall number of bankruptcy filings fell by 32.2% compared to the 12-month period ending June 30, 2020declining from 682,363 for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2020, to 462,309 for the subsequent 12-month period ending on June 30, 2021. Business bankruptcy fi
4、lings declined by 17.7%, while nonbusiness filings declined by 32.7% (both types of filings are discussed below). Because nonbusiness filings constitute a much larger share of overall bankruptcy filings (e.g., 96% of all bankruptcy filings during the 12-month period ending June 30, 2021, were nonbus
