---
kind: "unit"
title: "11"
title_heading: "Bankruptcy"
key: "ch5/schI"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter I"
heading: "Creditors and Claims"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/11/ch5-schI"
sections_count: 11
---

# Subchapter I — Creditors and Claims

Title 11 — Bankruptcy › Chapter 5 — Creditors, the Debtor, and the Estate

## Sections

- [§501. Filing of proofs of claims or interests](/usc/11/501.md)
- [§502. Allowance of claims or interests](/usc/11/502.md)
- [§503. Allowance of administrative expenses](/usc/11/503.md)
- [§504. Sharing of compensation](/usc/11/504.md)
- [§505. Determination of tax liability](/usc/11/505.md)
- [§506. Determination of secured status](/usc/11/506.md)
- [§507. Priorities](/usc/11/507.md)
- [§508. Effect of distribution other than under this title](/usc/11/508.md)
- [§509. Claims of codebtors](/usc/11/509.md)
- [§510. Subordination](/usc/11/510.md)
- [§511. Rate of interest on tax claims](/usc/11/511.md)