Small Business Bankruptcies Are Up 63%. Here Is What Is Driving It.

In August 2026, 302 small businesses elected Subchapter V, a 63% increase over August of last year. That follows a first half in which Subchapter V elections rose 50% and commercial Chapter 11 filings rose 28%. Total filings of every kind reached 310,550 through June, up 12% year over year. +63%Subchapter V elections, Aug. 2026…

Why Farm Bankruptcies Are Rising in 2026

Farm bankruptcy filings hit a six-year high this spring. In April alone, 62 family farmers filed Chapter 12 across the country. That is the largest single month since February 2020 and more than double the same month a year earlier. Filings had already risen 46% in 2025, from 216 cases to 315, and Pennsylvania saw…