11 USC § 782 - Selection of trustee

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identifier: "/us/usc/t11/s782"
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title: "11 USC § 782 - Selection of trustee"
title_number: 11
title_name: "BANKRUPTCY"
section_number: "782"
section_name: "Selection of trustee"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "LIQUIDATION"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "CLEARING BANK LIQUIDATION"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I, § 112(c)(5)(B)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–394.)"
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# § 782. Selection of trustee

**(a)** **In General.—**

**(1)** **Appointment.—** Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the conservator or receiver who files the petition shall be the trustee under this chapter, unless the Board designates an alternative trustee.

**(2)** **Successor.—** The Board may designate a successor trustee if required.

**(b)** **Authority of Trustee.—** Whenever the Board appoints or designates a trustee, chapter 3 and sections 704 and 705 of this title shall apply to the Board in the same way and to the same extent that they apply to a United States trustee.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I, § 112(c)(5)(B)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–394.)