The number of new bankruptcy filings made last month was up minimally on a month-over-month basis, though activity slowed from a year earlier.

Businesses and consumers made 69,723 bankruptcy filings during June. Activity crept up from the previous month, when there were 69,286 fillings.

But despite the modest deterioration, U.S. Bankruptcy Courts were hit with fewer filings than in June 2014, when the total was 73,855.  Read More