USTP Issues Report to Congress on Criminal Referrals for FY 2018
July 2, 2019
As required by Section 1175 of Public Law 109-162 , the USTP has issued its annual report to Congress on its criminal referral activity for Fiscal Year 2018.
USTP Issues Public Report of Debtor Audits for FY 2018
June 13, 2019
As required by section 603(a)(2)(D) of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, Public Law 109-8, the U.S. Trustee Program has issued its annual
public report on debtor audits. The report provides the aggregate results of audits of individual chapter 7 and chapter 13 cases for Fiscal Year 2018.
Updated Administrative Expense Multipliers & IRS Data
April 12, 2019
The Administrative Expense Multipliers and IRS’s National Standards for Allowable Living Expenses and Local Standards for Transportation and Housing and Utilities Expenses accessible through the “Means Testing Information” page has been updated. The revised multipliers and standards will apply to cases filed on or after May 1, 2019
Updated Census Bureau Median Family Income Data
March 14, 2019
The Census Bureau’s Median Family Income Data accessible through the “Means Testing Information” page has been updated. The U.S. Trustee Program will apply the updated data to all cases filed on or after April 1, 2019.
Credit Counseling and Financial Education Requirements for Bankruptcy Filers Are Waived Temporarily in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands
November 14, 2018
The United States Trustee Program has issued a temporary waiver of the federal statutory requirements for credit counseling and personal financial management education for consumer bankruptcy filers in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands, due to the effects of Super Typhoon Yutu.
Under the Bankruptcy Code, individual bankruptcy filers are required to receive credit counseling from an approved agency within 180 days before they file bankruptcy. In addition, in order to receive a bankruptcy discharge, individual bankruptcy filers must complete a course in personal financial management offered by an approved provider.
The Bankruptcy Code permits United States Trustees to waive the credit counseling and financial education requirements within a judicial district where approved agencies and providers are not reasonably able to provide adequate services. Tiffany Carroll, Acting United States Trustee in Region 15, made this determination with respect to the District of the Northern Mariana Islands. The waiver of the credit counseling requirement applies to individuals whose bankruptcy cases are filed on or after November 14, 2018. The waiver of the personal financial management course requirement applies to individual debtors who are otherwise eligible for a discharge on or after November 14, 2018.
The United States Trustee will review this determination within the next year.
Temporary Waiver of Credit Counseling and Financial Education Requirements is Extended for Bankruptcy Filers in Areas Affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria
October 5, 2018
The United States Trustee Program extended the temporary waiver of the federal statutory requirements for credit counseling and personal financial management education for consumer bankruptcy filers in the District of Puerto Rico and the District of the Virgin Islands due to the effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Under the Bankruptcy Code, individual bankruptcy filers are required to receive credit counseling from an approved agency within 180 days before they file bankruptcy. In addition, in order to receive a bankruptcy discharge, individual bankruptcy filers must complete a course in personal financial management offered by an approved provider.
On September 28, 2017, the United States Trustee Program temporarily waived the credit counseling and financial education requirements for bankruptcy filers in the District of Puerto Rico and the District of the Virgin Islands after determining that approved agencies and providers were not reasonably able to provide adequate services. The Bankruptcy Code also requires United States Trustees to review waivers periodically, and based on that review, the temporary waiver has been extended. The United States Trustee will review this determination within the next year.
