NEW YORK, Feb. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — There were 956 commercial Chapter 11 filings in January 2026, an increase of 76% from the 544 filings registered in January 2025, according to data provided by Epiq AACER, the leading provider of US bankruptcy filing data. The rise in overall commercial Chapter 11 filings is primarily driven by related filings from larger corporate parent companies.
Small business filings, captured as subchapter V elections within Chapter 11, totaled 255 in January 2026, representing an increase of 68% from the 152 filings in January 2025. Overall, commercial filings increased 18% to 2840 in January 2026, up from the 2408 commercial filings in January 2025.
“The significant spike in commercial Chapter…