Nevada District Bankruptcy Court Filing Statistics

Following are quarterly bankruptcy filing statistics for the Nevada District Bankruptcy Court. These statistics are courtesy of the U.S. Courts website (www.uscourts.gov).

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Consumer Bankruptcy Filing Statistics

This table shows the number of consumer bankruptcies filed in the Nevada district bankruptcy court from July 1, 2011 through June 30 2012.

Bankruptcy Type	Q3-2011	Q4-2011	Q1-2012	Q2-2012	Total	Percent Change
Chapter 7	4,636	3,889	3,715	3,799	16,039	-18.05 %
Chapter 11	38	35	36	38	147	0.00 %
Chapter 13	1,264	1,049	895	847	4,055	-32.99 %

Consumer Bankruptcy Filing Summary

• From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings decreased by 18%.
• From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings decreased by 33%.
• Of the 20,241 consumer bankruptcies filed in the Nevada bankruptcy district, 79% were Chapter 7 bankruptcies and 20% were Chapter 13 bankruptcies.

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Business Bankruptcy Filing Statistics

The following table shows the number of business bankruptcies filed in the Nevada district bankruptcy court from July 1, 2011 through June 30 2012.

Bankruptcy Type	Q3-2011	Q4-2011	Q1-2012	Q2-2012	Total	Percent Change
Chapter 7	166	128	104	89	487	-46.39 %
Chapter 11	79	57	61	64	261	-18.99 %
Chapter 12	3	0	0	1	4	-66.67 %
Chapter 13	7	10	8	7	32	0.00 %

Business Bankruptcy Filing Summary

• From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 7 business bankruptcy filings decreased by 46%.
• From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 11 business bankruptcy filings decreased by 19%.
• From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 12 business bankruptcy filings decreased by 0%.
• From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 13 business bankruptcy filings decreased by 0%.
• Of the 784 business bankruptcies filed in the Nevada bankruptcy district, 62% were Chapter 7 bankruptcies, 33% were Chapter 11 bankruptcies, 1% were Chapter 12 bankruptcies, and 4% were Chapter 13 bankruptcies.

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