Noncommercial bankruptcy filings registered a 17 percent increase, to 42,362 in May 2024 from the May 2023 noncommercial total of 36,335. The number of consumers filing for chapter 7 increased 19 percent to 25,772 in May 2024 from the 21,624 who filed for chapter 7 last year, while chapter 13 filings increased 13 percent to 16,509 in May 2024 from the 14,641 chapter 13 filings in May 2023. "As anticipated, we continue to observe significant year-over-year growth in commercial business filings," said Michael Hunter, vice president of Epiq AACER.