Independent dispute resolution reports

• Federal IDR PUF for 2025 Q3 (as of July 22, 2026) (ZIP) 
• Federal IDR PUF for 2025 Q4 (as of July 22, 2026) (ZIP)
• Federal IDR Supplemental Tables for 2025 Q3 (as of July 22, 2026) (XLSX)
• Federal IDR Supplemental Tables for 2025 Q4 (as of July 22, 2026) (XLSX)

• Supplemental Background on the Federal IDR PUF, July 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 (as of July 22, 2026) (PDF)

   

• Federal IDR PUF for 2025 Q1 (as of January 21, 2026) (ZIP)
• Federal IDR PUF for 2025 Q2 (as of January 21, 2026) (ZIP)
• Federal IDR Supplemental Tables for 2025 Q1 (as of January 21, 2026) (XLSX)
• Federal IDR Supplemental Tables for 2025 Q2 (as of January 21, 2026) (XLSX)
• Supplemental Background on the Federal IDR PUF, January 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025 (as of January 21, 2026) (PDF)

• Federal IDR PUF for 2024 Q1 (as of March 18, 2025) (XLSX)
• Federal IDR PUF for 2024 Q2 (as of March 18, 2025) (XLSX)
• Federal IDR PUF for 2024 Q3 (as of May 28, 2025) (XLSX)
• Federal IDR PUF for 2024 Q4 (as of May 28, 2025) (XLSX)
   
• Federal IDR Supplemental Tables for 2024 Q1 (as of March 18, 2025) (XLSX)
• Federal IDR Supplemental Tables for 2024 Q2 (as of March 18, 2025) (XLSX)
• Federal IDR Supplemental Tables for 2024 Q3 (as of May 28, 2025) (XLSX)
• Federal IDR Supplemental Tables for 2024 Q4 (as of May 28, 2025) (XLSX)
   
• Supplemental Background on the Federal IDR PUF, January 1 - June 30, 2024 (as of March 18, 2025) (PDF)
• Supplemental Background on the Federal IDR PUF, July 1 - December 31, 2024 (as of May 28, 2025) (PDF)

• Federal IDR PUF for 2023 Q1 (as of February 15, 2024) (XLSX)
• Federal IDR PUF for 2023 Q2 (as of February 15, 2024) (XLSX)
• Federal IDR PUF for 2023 Q3 (as of June 13, 2024) (XLSX)
• Federal IDR PUF for 2023 Q4 (as of June 13, 2024) (XLSX)
   
• Federal IDR Supplemental Tables for 2023 Q1 (as of February 15, 2024) (XLSX)
• Federal IDR Supplemental Tables for 2023 Q2 (as of February 15, 2024) (XLSX)
• Federal IDR Supplemental Tables for 2023 Q3 (as of June 13, 2024) (XLSX)
• Federal IDR Supplemental Tables for 2023 Q4 (as of June 13, 2024) (XLSX)
   
• Supplemental Background on the Federal IDR PUF, January 1 - June 30, 2023 (as of February 15, 2024) (PDF)
• Supplemental Background on the Federal IDR PUF, July 1 - December 31, 2023 (as of June 13, 2024) (PDF)
   
• Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Process—Status Update (April 27, 2023) (PDF)

• Initial Report on the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process: April 15 - September 30, 2022 (PDF)
   
• Partial Report on the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process: October 1 - December 31, 2022 (PDF)
   
• Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Process—Status Update (August 19, 2022) (PDF) 

In July 2026, 394,140 disputes were initiated, a 24% increase from June 2026 (318,421).

Certified IDR entities closed 24% more disputes in July 2026 (371,715) than were closed in June 2026 (299,750) as they continue to enhance overall dispute processing and throughput.

Table 1: Disputes Initiated

Table 2: Reasons for Closure of Disputes

*The “Other” closure reason category represents disputes that were withdrawn by disputing parties, closed due to outside settlement between the disputing parties, or were closed for administrative reasons, such as data entry errors or the failure of both parties to pay fees or submit offers.

In May 2026, 287,520 disputes were initiated, a 10% decrease from April 2026 (318,559).  

Certified IDR entities closed 3% more disputes in May 2026 (283,437) than were closed in April 2026 (275,571) as they continue to enhance overall dispute processing and throughput.

Table 1: Disputes Initiated 

Table 2: Reasons for Closure of Disputes 

*The “Other” closure reason category represents disputes that were either withdrawn by disputing parties, closed due to an outside settlement between the disputing parties, or closed for administrative reasons, such as data entry errors or the failure of both parties to pay fees or submit offers.

In March 2026, 313,828 disputes were initiated, an 18% increase over February 2026 (264,930).  

Certified IDR entities closed 12% more disputes in March 2026 (285,766) than were closed in February 2026 (255,376) as they continue to increase overall dispute processing and throughput.  

Table 1: Disputes Initiated 

Table 2: Reasons for Closure of Disputes 

*The “Other” closure reason category represents disputes that were either withdrawn by disputing parties, closed due to an outside settlement between the disputing parties, or closed for administrative reasons, such as data entry errors or the failure of both parties to pay fees or submit offers. 

In January 2026, dispute initiations (248,452) declined by 7% from December 2025 (267,789). 

Certified IDR entities closed 257,724 disputes in January 2026, a 4% increase over December 2025 (248,518). From December 1, 2025 – January 31, 2026, dispute closures (506,242) were nearly equal to dispute initiations (516,241), as certified IDR entities have previously closed much of the remaining IDR backlog. 

Table 1: Disputes Initiated 

Table 2: Reasons for Closure of Disputes 

*The “Other” closure reason category represents disputes that were either withdrawn by disputing parties, closed due to an outside settlement between the disputing parties, or closed for administrative reasons, such as data entry errors or the failure of both parties to pay fees or submit offers. 

From October 2025 to November 2025, both initiations and closures declined, partly due to two Federal holidays in November. 

In November 2025, 207,545 disputes were initiated, a decrease of 15% from October 2025 (243,784). Certified IDR entities closed 208,249 disputes in November 2025, 12% less than October 2025 (235,524). The number of dispute closures (443,773) was nearly equal to the number of initiations (451,329) in this two-month period, as certified IDR entities have closed much of the remaining IDR backlog.  

Table 1: Disputes Initiated

Table 2: Reasons for Closure of Disputes

*The “Other” closure reason category represents disputes that were withdrawn by disputing parties, closed due to outside settlement between the disputing parties, or were closed for administrative reasons, such as data entry errors or the failure of both parties to pay fees or submit offers.

In September 2025, 219,234 disputes were initiated, a decrease of 1% over August 2025 (220,626). 

From August 2025 to September 2025, both initiations and closures declined slightly, but the number of dispute closures continued to exceed initiations, as certified IDR entities worked to clear the remaining IDR backlog. Certified IDR entities closed 240,579 disputes in September 2025, 10% more than were initiated in September 2025 (219,234), and 6% less than were closed in August 2025 (256,542). 

Table 1: Disputes Initiated

Table 2: Reasons for Closure of Disputes

*The “Other” closure reason category represents disputes that were withdrawn by disputing parties, closed due to outside settlement between the disputing parties, or were closed for administrative reasons, such as data entry errors or the failure of both parties to pay fees or submit offers.

In July 2025, 213,585 disputes were initiated, an increase of 4% over June 2025 (206,131).

The Federal IDR program dispute closure volume continues to rise month over month. Certified IDR entities closed 263,350 disputes in July 2025, 4% more than June 2025 (252,422) and 23% more than were initiated in July 2025 (213,585). 

Table 1: Disputes Initiated

Table 2: Reasons for Closure of Disputes

*The “Other” closure reason category represents disputes that were withdrawn by disputing parties, closed due to outside settlement between the disputing parties, or were closed for administrative reasons, such as data entry errors or the failure of both parties to pay fees or submit offers.

In May 2025, 209,637 disputes were initiated, a decrease of 7% over April 2025 (225,622). 

The Federal IDR program dispute closure volume continues to rise month over month. Certified IDR entities closed 264,805 disputes in May 2025, 8% more than April 2025 (244,705) and 26% more than were initiated in May (209,637).  

Table 1: Disputes Initiated

Table 2: Reasons for Closure of Disputes

* The “Other” closure reason category represents disputes that were withdrawn by disputing parties, closed due to outside settlement between the disputing parties, or were closed for administrative reasons, such as data entry errors or the failure of both parties to pay fees or submit offers.