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Chapter 7 Trustee Final Reports Summary 2008

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of Justice
Sub-Agency	US Trustee Program
Category	Income, Expenditures, Poverty, and Wealth
Date Released	04/29/2010
Date Updated	04/29/2010
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 final reports filed in 2008 are summarized in this table of key variables. 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	2156

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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