U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Trustee Program

The United States Trustee Program is the component of the Department of Justice responsible for overseeing the administration of bankruptcy cases and private trustees under 28 U.S.C. § 586 and 11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq.

It consists of an Executive Office for U.S. Trustees (EOUST) in Washington, DC; 21 regional U.S. Trustees; and 95 field offices.

This site contains information about the United States Trustee Program and the federal bankruptcy system.

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September 15, 2008 5:31 PM
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U.S. Trustee Program

U.S. Trustee Regions & Offices

Private Trustee Information

Bankruptcy Reform

Press & Public Affairs

September 15, 2008

Updated Organizational Meetings in Manhattan under Region 2 Web site

September 9, 2008

Added FY-2007 Annual Report of Significant Accomplishments under Annual Reports

Updated Organizational Meetings in Dallas - Forms under Region 6 Web site

September 8, 2008

Added FY-2007 Chapter 13 Trustee Audited Annual Reports in Chapter 13 Statistics under Chapter 13 Handbooks & Reference Materials

Added Criminal Referrals by the United States Trustee Program, Fiscal Year 2007 in Reports to Congress under Reports & Studies

Updated Census Bureau Data in Means Testing (Cases Filed On and After October 1, 2008) under BAPCPA - Means Testing

September 4, 2008

Updated Organizational Meetings in Delaware under Region 3 Web site

Updated Operating Guidelines and Reporting Requirements for Chapter 11 Cases in Nashville Reports and Forms in Tennessee under Region 8 Web site

September 3, 2008

Updated Complying Institutions and Non-Complying Institutions in Columbia - Forms under Region 4 Web site

Bankruptcy Fraud

Detecting and combating Bankruptcy Fraud is a U.S. Trustee Program priority. For information on how to report suspected bankruptcy fraud, click here.

Updated Census Bureau Data

September 8, 2008
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 cases filed on or after October 1, 2008.

Office Closure

September 12, 2008
The U.S. Trustee Office in Houston is closed on Monday September 15, 2008 due to Hurricane Ike.

EOUST Issues Report to Congress

June 5, 2008
As required by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, Public Law 109-8, the Executive Office for United States Trustees issued its Report to Congress on the evaluation of instructional classes in personal financial management for consumer bankruptcy debtors.

Click here to read the full text of the report.

NOTICE REGARDING DEBTOR AUDITS

May 9, 2008
As mandated in Section 603(a) of Public Law 109-8, the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, the United States Trustee Program (USTP) established procedures to audit petitions, schedules, and other information in consumer bankruptcy cases filed on or after October 20, 2006. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 586(f), the USTP contracted with independent accounting firms to perform audits in cases designated by the USTP.

In January 2008, the USTP temporarily suspended its designation of cases subject to audit for budgetary reasons. The USTP is preparing to resume its designation of cases, although random audits will now be conducted in 1 out of 1,000 cases (as opposed to 1:250 cases) filed in a judicial district. The USTP will resume its designation of cases subject to audit effective May 12, 2008.