United States Code/Title 11/Chapter 5

by the United States Government

Title 11 — Bankruptcy
Chapter 5 — Creditors, The Debtor, And The Estate

SUBCHAPTER I-CREDITORS AND CLAIMS

• § 501. Filing of proofs of claims or interests
• § 502. Allowance of claims or interests
• § 503. Allowance of administrative expenses
• § 504. Sharing of compensation
• § 505. Determination of tax liability
• § 506. Determination of secured status
• § 507. Priorities
• § 508. Effect of distribution other than under this title
• § 509. Claims of codebtors
• § 510. Subordination
• § 511. Rate of interest on tax claims

SUBCHAPTER II-DEBTOR'S DUTIES AND BENEFITS

• § 521. Debtor's duties
• § 522. Exemptions
• § 523. Exceptions to discharge
• § 524. Effect of discharge
• § 525. Protection against discriminatory treatment
• § 526. Restrictions on debt relief agencies
• § 527. Disclosures
• § 528. Requirements for debt relief agencies
• § 529. Reserved for future legislation
• § 540. Reserved for future legislation

SUBCHAPTER III-THE ESTATE

• § 541. Property of the estate
• § 542. Turnover of property to the estate
• § 543. Turnover of property by a custodian
• § 544. Trustee as lien creditor and as successor to certain creditors and purchasers
• § 545. Statutory liens
• § 546. Limitations on avoiding powers
• § 547. Preferences
• § 548. Fraudulent transfers and obligations
• § 549. Postpetition transactions
• § 550. Liability of transferee of avoided transfer
• § 551. Automatic preservation of avoided transfer
• § 552. Postpetition effect of security interest
• § 553. Setoff
• § 554. Abandonment of property of the estate
• § 555. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a securities contract
• § 556. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a commodities contract or forward contract
• § 557. Expedited determination of interests in, and abandonment or other disposition of grain assets
• § 558. Defenses of the estate
• § 559. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a repurchase agreement
• § 560. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a swap agreement
• § 561. Contractual right to terminate, liquidate, accelerate, or offset under a master netting agreement and across contracts; proceedings under chapter 15
• § 562. Timing of damage measurement in connection with swap agreements, securities contracts, forward contracts, commodity contracts, repurchase agreements, and master netting agreements
• § 563. Reserved for future legislation.
• § 700. Reserved for future legislation.