The trustee wants to see the bank statements for two or three reasons. First, he wants to see what the balance was on the date of filing to determine if your balance exceeded the exemption amount.

Second, the trustee wants to see what kind of transactions you may have been engaged in...

I just received my letter confirming my date for the meeting w/ creditors scheduled for 12/09/08

I also received a letter from the appointed Trustee requesting that I send the following items (Oct/Nov. bank statements; car notes and kelly blue book "private sale" print out;...