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Business bankruptcies in September 2026: 569 Chapter 11 filings

As of Nov 13, 2026, NewsIntel holds 569 Chapter 11 filings by businesses for September 2026 from CourtListener's RECAP archive, with 578 cases in 65 bankruptcy courts.Updated

This is not a complete list: cases filed by individuals are left out, and a case that is not in RECAP is not shown. We show that a case was filed, not how it ended.

Up 39% from August 2026 (410 filings)

Chapter 11 filings

569

Cases

578

Courts with a filing

65

Filings per month

On record since August 2026

Filings0200400600569Aug2026Sep

By sector

September 2026

Too few of the month's filings have a sector on record to show a split.

Notable filings

The filings with the most cases first, then the newest

Top states and sectors

Share of the month's 569 filings

Top states

  1. Arizona1<1%
  2. California1<1%
  3. Maine1<1%

Roundups by month