U.S. Trustee Program

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 May 1, 2018.

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 2017.

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, 2018.

Pursuant to the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017, (Pub L. No. 115-72), the chapter 11 quarterly fee schedule established by 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a)(6) is amended effective January 1, 2018. Please address any questions concerning this change to your local Office of the United States Trustee.

In light of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, the USTP has re-issued its enforcement guidelines for bankruptcy debtors affected by natural disasters. These guidelines, which were first adopted in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, identify considerations that shall guide the Program’s activities in the handling of case administration and litigation in the event of a natural disaster.