BBankruptcy Petition Filed

    Consumer Information Indicator B: Bankruptcy Chapter 11 - Petition Filed

    Consumer Information Indicator B means "Bankruptcy Chapter 11 - Petition Filed". The consumer has filed a Chapter 11 reorganization petition and the case is pending. Purging treatment is the same as a Chapter 7 filing. It is reported in Consumer Information Indicator (Field 33) of the Base Segment, 2 characters at position 217.

    Specification

    CodeB
    MeaningBankruptcy Chapter 11 - Petition Filed
    FieldConsumer Information Indicator (Field 33)
    RecordBase Segment
    Length / position2 chars · 217218
    CategoryBankruptcy Petition Filed
    CRRG referenceCRRG Exhibit 11 (Consumer Information Indicator)

    What Consumer Information Indicator B means

    • Chapter 11 is the reorganization chapter. It is most familiar as a business filing, but individuals with debts above the Chapter 13 limits use it too, and consumer tradelines do appear in Chapter 11 cases.
    • Identifies the chapter, not the outcome. A plan may be confirmed, the case may be dismissed, or it may convert to Chapter 7.
    • Carries the same purging treatment as A: the Date of First Delinquency freezes and the tradeline stays tagged for up to ten years.
    • It does not mean the debt is being paid under a plan. That is a servicing fact reflected in Account Status and payment history, not in the CII.
    • This is the code the product runtime emits for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy loan event.

    When to report B

    • 1A commercial-adjacent lender furnishing a personally guaranteed line of credit receives notice that the individual guarantor filed Chapter 11.
    • 2A high-balance mortgage servicer learns a borrower's debts exceed the Chapter 13 limits and the borrower filed Chapter 11 instead.
    • 3A private student loan servicer receives a Chapter 11 notice on an individual borrower and tags the tradeline while the plan is negotiated.
    • 4A bank furnishing an installment note to a sole proprietor is served with a Chapter 11 petition covering the individual's debts.

    Reporting rules

    • Use B only when the petition is genuinely under Chapter 11. Do not default every non-Chapter-7 filing to B.
    • Report it in the cycle you receive notice and keep it until an outcome code applies.
    • Move to F when the Chapter 11 is discharged.
    • If the case converts to another chapter, report the code for the chapter the case is actually under now.
    • Do not adjust the Date of First Delinquency while B is on the record.

    Codes and fields that must agree

    A file can be structurally valid and still be wrong. These are the cross-field conditions Consumer Information Indicator B has to satisfy.

    • Date of First Delinquency is frozen for the duration, exactly as with A.
    • Portfolio Type is unaffected. A mortgage stays Portfolio Type M and an installment note stays I regardless of the chapter.
    • Account Status continues to describe performance. A confirmed plan that is being paid on time is reported as such; the CII does not overwrite it.
    • If the consumer is an associated consumer rather than the primary, the J1 or J2 segment carries B and the Base Segment does not.
    • Terms Duration and Scheduled Monthly Payment continue to reflect the contract in force. A proposed plan is not a contract change until it changes the loan.

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    Source: CRRG Exhibit 11 (Consumer Information Indicator). Last reviewed 2026-08-25.

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