BK Up 12% in January Leave a reply Bankruptcy filings jumped on month-over-month basis to begin 2019. U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings increased 12.64 percent in January from December. Filings totaled 54,096 in January, up from the 48,026 total filings registered in December. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email