TFS Bill Pay
The Trustee encourages the use of www.tfsbillpay.com to make Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Plan payments. It has proven to be less expensive, more reliable and more trackable than other methods of payment. Setting up regular monthly automated payments results in payments that are timely and consistent and that can achieve the goals of the Plan.
Telephonic 341 Hearings
Telephonic 341 Hearings have been authorized by the United States Trustee. To participate, call the appropriate number several minutes before the scheduled hearing. Please mute the microphone on your device until your hearing is called, and do not listen in loud speaker mode.
For Wichita cases, please call (877) 521−8311, Access Code: “1083847#”.
For Topeka cases, please call (877) 661-5316, Access Code: “3082559#”.
Trustee’s Discount Rate, or “Till” Rate
The Current Rate can be found here – https://www.ksb.uscourts.gov/till-rate
New Presumptive Interest Rate for Secured Claims in Chapter 13 Cases
On February 15, 2024, the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas issued Standing Order 24-1. It adds subsection (h) to D. Kan. LBR 3015(b).1, stating:
(h) Presumptive Interest Rate on Secured Claims. The presumptive interest rate to be paid on secured claims paid through a chapter 13 plan shall be calculated in chapter 13 cases filed on or after January 1, 2024, as follows:
(1) Calculation. Three percent shall be added to the 5-year Daily Treasury Par Yield Curve Rate published by the US Department of the Treasury for the first business day of the quarter in which the bankruptcy case was filed (e.g., January 2, April 1, July 1, and October 1, 2024).
(2) Notice. The current rate shall be determined by the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and posted on the Bankruptcy Court’s website no later than the 10th day of each quarter (January 10, April 10, July 10, October 10).
(3) Duration. The interest rate in effect on the petition date shall remain in effect for the duration of a case.
(4) Exception. Proposed deviations from the presumptive interest rate must be set forth in the plan’s nonstandard provisions.
The presumptive interest rate applicable to chapter 13 cases that are filed during the first quarter of 2024 (Jan. 1 – March 31, 2024) is 6.93% (including the three percent additive). It is posted to the court’s website and each quarter the new presumptive rate will be added. The Presumptive Rate of Interest is the “Trustee’s Discount Rate” as that term is used in the Chapter 13 Form Plan.
The following was in effect prior to January 1, 2024, but has been superseded by Standing Order 24-1. It is retained here for historical reference. “The Till Rate, or Trustee rate, is a presumptive interest rate used in chapter 13 cases paying off secured debts over the life of the Chapter 13 Plan. The rate takes its name from the Supreme Court case Till v. SCS Credit Corp., which affirmed the notion that interest in chapter 13 was the combination of a risk factor and the prime rate. The Till rate is calculated from the Wall Street Journal “Prime” rate, plus 1.5.”
| Effective Date Range | Till Rate |
|---|---|
| 7/27/23 | 10.00% |
| 5/4/2023 | 9.75% |
| 03/23/2023 | 9.50% |
| 02/02/2023 | 9.25% |
| 12/15/22 | 9.00% |
| 11/3/2022 | 8.50% |
| 9/22/22 | 7.75% |
| 7/28/22 | 7.00% |
| 6/16/22 | 6.25% |
| 5/5/22 | 5.50% |
| 3/17/22 | 5.00% |
| 3/17/20 | 4.75% |
| 3/5/20 | 5.75% |
| 10/31/19 | 6.25% |
| 9/19/19 | 6.50% |
| 08/01/19 | 6.75% |
| 12/20/18 | 7.00% |
| 9/27/18 | 6.75% |
National Data Center Login
The National Data Center (NDC) is a comprehensive web-based central source for Chapter 13 case and claim data. The mission of the NDC is to furnish this information to parties-in-interest through a single state-of-the-art secured Internet web site while taking all necessary steps to protect the privacy interests of debtors. Debtors in Bankruptcy may register for a free account with the National Data Center Here