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
| Code | B |
|---|---|
| Meaning | Bankruptcy Chapter 11 - Petition Filed |
| Field | Consumer Information Indicator (Field 33) |
| Record | Base Segment |
| Length / position | 2 chars · 217–218 |
| Category | Bankruptcy Petition Filed |
| CRRG reference | CRRG 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.
Common errors involving B
Vocabulary
Keep browsing
- All 16 consumer information indicators — the full set with categories and cross-field rules.
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- Consumer Information Indicator field reference — position, length, and validation rules.
- Metro 2 format reference
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