NEW YORK, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The number of distressed small businesses electing to file for subchapter V of chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code increased 17 percent to 200 last month from the 171 registered in August 2024, according to data provided by Epiq AACER, the leading provider of U.S. bankruptcy filing data. Overall commercial bankruptcy filings decreased 3 percent in August 2025 to 2,541 from 2,603 in August 2024. Commercial chapter 11 filings in August 2025 decreased 0.5 percent to 616 from the 619 filings in August 2024.
The 47,936 total U.S. bankruptcy filings in August 2025 increased 6 percent from the August 2024 total of 45,177. Individual bankruptcy filings registered a 7 percent increase, to 45,395 in August 2025 from the August 2024 individual total of 42,574. The number of consumers filing for chapter 7 increased 10 percent to 28,053 in August 2025 from the 25,427 who filed for chapter 7 last August, while chapter 13 filings increased 1 percent to 17,232 in August 2025 from the 17,068 chapter 13 filings in August 2024.
“As anticipated, bankruptcy filing volumes continue to climb, even as GDP shows growth and unemployment remains relatively …