U.S. TRUSTEE PROGRAM
What's New!

Reorganized/Revised

• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

June 2001

Added

• Region 1 Website (Boston, MA) under Regional Links
• FY-1997 Chapter 13 Trustee Audited Annual Reports under Chapter 13 Reference Materials
• FY-1996 Chapter 13 Trustee Audited Annual Reports under Chapter 13 Reference Materials
• FY-1995 Chapter 13 Trustee Audited Annual Reports under Chapter 13 Reference Materials
• FY-1994 Chapter 13 Trustee Audited Annual Reports under Chapter 13 Reference Materials
• Beyond the Bankruptcy Bill: Transparency in the Bankruptcy System under Articles
• The Law of Reopening: Revisited under Articles
• Chapter 12 Audit Bids in Chapter 12 Reference Materials
• FY-2000 Chapter 13 Trustee Audited Annual Reports (in PDF) (about PDF format) in Chapter 13 Reference Materials

Reorganized/Revised

• Handbook for Chapter 7 Trustees - (with updates effective July 1, 2001) (in pdf format) and Summary of First Set of Revisions (effective July 1, 2001) (in pdf format)  (about PDF format) in Chapter 7 Reference Materials
• Chapter 13 Reference Materials page
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

May 2001

Added

• Volume 2 of the UST Manual (PDF version) (about PDF format) under US Trustee Manual

Reorganized/Revised

• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

April 2001

Added

• Questions & Answers (set 3): Statement of Work -- Automation Risk Assessment for Chapter 13 Standing Trustee Operations in Chapter 13 Reference Materials
• Questions & Answers (set 2): Statement of Work -- Automation Risk Assessment for Chapter 13 Standing Trustee Operations in Chapter 13 Reference Materials
• Technical Amendments to the Handbook for Chapter 13 Standing Trustees in Chapter 13 Reference Materials
• Questions & Answers (set 1): Statement of Work -- Automation Risk Assessment for Chapter 13 Standing Trustee Operations in Chapter 13 Reference Materials

Reorganized/Revised

• Region 10 Home Page
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

March 2001

Added

• March 2001 Chapter 7 Trustee Handbook (PDF version) (about PDF format) in Chapter 7 Reference Materials

Reorganized/Revised

• UST Field Examination Materials
• U.S. Trustee Program Office Locator
• United States Trustee Program Outreach
• United States Trustee Program Public Affairs
• State-by-State Listing of Private Trustees
• Links to Regional United States Trustee Pages
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies
• Chapter 13 FY98 Trustee Audited Annual Report spreadsheet in Chapter 13 Reference Materials
• Chapter 13 FY99 Trustee Audited Annual Report spreadsheet in Chapter 13 Reference Materials

February 2001

Added

• Case No. 01-0001 under Administrative Decisions
• Study of Financial Privacy and Bankruptcy on Financial Privacy Study
• Press Releases:
• Treasury, Justice and OMB Release Study on Financial Privacy in Bankruptcy under Financial Privacy Study

Reorganized/Revised

• U.S. Trustee Program Office Locator
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

January 2001

Added

• Press Releases:
• Personal Bankruptcy Filers Must Show Proof of Identification
  
• Kevyn D. Orr Resigns As Director of Executive Office For U.S. Trustee;  Martha Davis To Serve As Acting Director
  
• Case No. 00-0006 under Administrative Decisions

Reorganized/Revised

• U.S. Trustee Program Office Locator
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

December 2000

Added

• Outreach page and PDF brochure (Portable Document Format)
• Fresh Start or False Start? — Identity Theft in Bankruptcy Cases under Articles
• Bankruptcy by the Numbers: Stability & Change in Chapter 13 Activity (1990-99) under Articles

Reorganized/Revised

• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

November 2000

Added

• Case No. 00-0005 under Administrative Decisions
• Chapter 13 Trustee Audited Annual Reports in Chapter 13 Reference Materials

Reorganized/Revised

• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

October 2000

Added

• Case No. 00-0004 under Administrative Decisions
• Public comments (in PDF format) on Financial Privacy Study
• Estimating the Yield to Creditors of Chapter 13 Cases to Library of Bankruptcy Articles
• Bankruptcy by the Numbers: Charging into Bankruptcy to Library of Bankruptcy Articles
• Bankruptcy by the Numbers: Lifestyles of the Rich & Bankrupt to Library of Bankruptcy Articles

Reorganized/Revised

• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies
• Region 2 Listing: Added Islip, NY (in lieu of Garden City) in Nationwide Office Locator

September 2000

Added

• Added link to FirstGov search engine on USTP home page
• Press Release announcing extension of public comment period on Financial Privacy Study
• Links to Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act on FOIA and Privacy Act pages

Reorganized/Revised

• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

August 2000

Added

• Articles to Bankruptcy Library
• Notice of Extension for Public Comments on Financial Privacy Study
• Case No. 00-0003 under Administrative Decisions

Reorganized/Revised

• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies
• Updated Notable Bankruptcy Criminal Cases

July 2000

Added

• Case No. 00-0002 under Administrative Decisions
• Questions & Answers Concerning Audit Bidding for Chapter 13 Trustees
• "Issues in Chapter 7 Asset Cases Converted from Chapters 11, 12 or 13" under Articles Library
• Financial Privacy Study
• Press Releases:
  • Justice, Treasury and Office of Management & Budget Seek Public Comment for Study on Financial Privacy and Bankruptcy
  • Joel Pelofsky Reappointed United States Trustee for Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas (Region 13)

Reorganized/Revised

• U.S. Trustee Program Office Locator
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

June 2000

Added

• Chapter 7 Statistics for 1999 under Bankruptcy Statistics by State
• Link to DOJ FOIA Reference Guide under USTP FOIA & Privacy Act Page
• Press Releases:
  • Martha Davis Appointed Acting Deputy Director & Joseph Guzinski Appointed Acting General Counsel

Reorganized/Revised

• About USTP and Fact Sheets
• USTP Rules, Decisions & Guidelines
• U.S. Trustee Program Office Locator
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

May 2000

Added

• Bankruptcy Law Survey under USTP Articles Library
• Case No. 00-0001 under Administrative Decisions

Reorganized/Revised

• Bankruptcy Statistics
• Links to Regional Offices & Websites
• U.S. Trustee Program Office Locator
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

April 2000

Added

• Region 11 Website (Chicago, IL) under Regional Links
• Region 20 Website (Wichita, KS) under Regional Links
• "Twin Goals of Bankruptcy Reform" under Articles Library
• Bankruptcy Filings by Chapter by State under Statistics
• Percent of Cases Filed as Chapter 11 under Statistics
• National Bankruptcy Statistics under Public Affairs
• Press Releases:
  • Howard Tallman Appointed as U.S. Trustee for Region 19 (Colorado, Utah & Wyoming)
  • Brenda Moody Whinery Assumes Duties of U.S. Trustee for Region 15 (So. Calif., Hawaii & Territories)

• U.S. Trustee Program Office Locator
• Links to Regional Offices & Websites
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locations
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies
• Notable 1999 Bankruptcy Cases under Public Affairs

March 2000

Added

• Notable 1999 Bankruptcy Cases under Public Affairs
• Region 4 Website (Columbia, SC) under Regional Links
• Region 15 Website (San Diego) under Regional Links
• Bankruptcy Filing Statistics for 1999
• Article to Bankruptcy Library
• Press Release:
  • Kevyn D. Orr Appointed Director of Executive Office for U.S. Trustees

Reorganized/Revised

• USTP Home Page & Format
• About the U.S. Trustee Program
• Private Bankruptcy Trustee Locator
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Listings
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

February 2000

Added

• Memorandum of Understanding regarding Case Closings
• Chapter 7 Closed-Case Distribution Statistics, Form 4
• Administrative Decision Regarding Private Trustee
• Biography of Acting Director Kevyn D. Orr
• Article to Bankruptcy Library
• Region 6 Website (Dallas)
• Press Releases:
  • Kevyn D. Orr Appointed EOUST Acting Director, Nominated as Director
  • Bankruptcy Petition Preparer Fined $48,000 for Violation in 96 Cases
  • L.A. Landlord Convicted on Three Counts of Bankruptcy Fraud
  • New Mexico Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Chapter 7 Case
  • Ellen B. Vergos Reappointed U.S. Trustee for Region 8 (KY & TN)

Reorganized/Revised

• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Listings
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

January 2000

Added

• Articles to Bankruptcy Library
• Press Release — EOUST Director Patchan to Resign in February 2000
• Links to U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Courts, Congress, & Office of Personnel Management

Reorganized/Revised

• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Listings
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

December 1999

Added

• Articles to Bankruptcy Library
• Chapter 7 Forms — Questions & Answers (Set #5)

Reorganized/Revised

• USTP Home Page & Format
• U.S. Trustee Organization & Information
• Administrative Decision Regarding Private Trustee
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Listings
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

November 1999

Added

• Bankruptcy Library of Articles under revised Public Affairs page
• Link to Fee Guidelines under USTP Organization & Information
• Bookmarks to Chapter 7 Handbook (PDF format)

Reorganized/Revised

• USTP Bankruptcy Statistics
• U.S. Trustee Program Offices
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Listings
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

October 1999

Added

• U.S. Trustee Field Examination Materials
• Press Release — Hawaii Defendant Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Bankruptcy Fraud
• Press Release — Attorney General Reno Reappoints U.S. Trustees for Regions 7 & 12
• Facts About Bankruptcy — U.S. Trustee's Role in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases

Reorganized/Revised

• U.S. Trustee Program Offices
• FOIA and Privacy Act Information
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Listings
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies
• Consumer Alert: Mortgage Foreclosure Scams

September 1999

Added

• Link to Website of U.S. Trustee for Region 17 (San Francisco)
• Link to Website of U.S. Trustee for Region 18 (Seattle)
• Administrative Decision Regarding Private Trustee

Reorganized/Revised

• Index of Frequently Processed FOIA Records in Electronic Reading Room
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Listings
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

August 1999

Reorganized/Revised

• U.S. Trustee Program Offices
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Listings
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

July 1999

Added

• Results of the Bidding for Chapter 13 Trustee Audits
• Link to Website of U.S. Trustee for Region 16 (Los Angeles)
• Press Release — Attorney General Janet Reno Reappoints 2 U.S. Trustees
• Information Regarding Chapter 7 Trustee Handbook

Reorganized/Revised

• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Listings
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies
• United States Trustee Program Manual

June 1999

Added

• Press Release — Indictment Charges 54 Counts of Fraud in Oregon "Phantom Cow" Investment Scheme; Grand Jury Alleges Investors Lost $100,000,000
• Link to Departmental "Privacy & Security Notice"
• Links to United States Trustee Regional Websites

Reorganized/Revised

• U.S. Trustee Program Offices
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Listings
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies
• Judicial Districts Covered by All 21 USTP Regions & Map

May 1999

Added

• Questions & Answers Concerning Audit Bidding for Chapter 13 Trustees
• Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Statistics for 1998
• Press Release — Bankruptcy Petition Preparer Sentenced to Six Months

Reorganized/Revised

• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Listings
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies
• Updated location of conventional FOIA reading room