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Chapter 7 Trustee Final Reports CY 2007

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of Justice
Sub-Agency	US Trustee Program
Category	Income, Expenditures, Poverty, and Wealth
Date Released	20-Jan-2010
Date Updated	20-Jan-2010
Time Period	Calendar year
Frequency	Semi-annual
Description	The USTP oversees approximately 1,100 private trustees who administer chapter 7 asset and no-asset cases. Chapter 7 trustees are responsible for the collection and liquidation of non-exempt assets, and the distribution of funds to creditors in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code's distribution scheme. When a chapter 7 case with assets is closed, the trustee files a final report that accounts for the disposition of assets, as well as the distribution of funds to creditors and to administrative expenses. The data from these final reports are compiled by the USTP for oversight and statistical reporting purposes. Data are provided in delimited text files. Please review the codebook for variable information. (more)

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Research
Keywords	Bankruptcy, asset cases, creditors, debtors.
Unique ID	1513

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	http://www.justice.gov/ust/eo/public_affairs/data_files/ch7_asset/docs/Ch_7_Trustee_Final_Reports_Codebook.pdf
Agency Program Page	http://www.justice.gov/ust/
Agency Data Series Page	http://www.justice.gov/ust/eo/public_affairs/data_files/ch7_asset/index.htm

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	Closed chapter 7 asset case
Granularity	City
Geographic Coverage	City, state

Data Description

Collection Mode	Person/computer
Data Collection Instrument	http://www.justice.gov/ust/eo/public_affairs/data_files/ch7_asset/docs/Ch_7_Trustee_Final_Reports_Codebook.pdf
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://www.justice.gov/ust/eo/public_affairs/data_files/ch7_asset/docs/Ch_7_Trustee_Final_Reports_Codebook.pdf

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://www.justice.gov/ust/eo/public_affairs/data_files/ch7_asset/docs/Ch_7_Trustee_Final_Reports_Codebook.pdf
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