2016-05-06
In a news conference today President Obama addressed rules and proposed regulations announced Thursday intended to help the U.S.
Read More from: Bankruptcy and Restructuring Blog
2016-05-06
Venue has long been a contentious topic highlighted by cases such as Enron and WorldCom to the more recent venue battle in Caesars. Recently, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas addressed this iss
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2016-05-06
Nearly a quarter-century before his wife was on the verge of winning a presidential nomination, then-Democratic candidate Bill Clinton was seen as supporting "true nationwide banking," though some worried he would also expand the Community Reinvestme
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2016-05-06
Colorado gold miner Midway Gold Corp. could get the court approval it needs to sell most of its properties out of bankruptcy to GRP Minerals LLC at a hearing scheduled for Monday.
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2016-05-06
Earlier this year, we covered Judge Shelley Chapman’s ruling in the Sabine bankruptcy, permitti
Read More from: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
2016-05-06
A common question that many of our clients ask as we go through the process of filing a Bankruptcy is “will my job find out?” The very short and s
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2016-05-06
Per www.npr.orgMay 5, 2016:Many credit card and loan agreements these days have in the small type what's called a "mandatory arbitration clause." Most people don't even know what that means.
Read More from: The COMI
2016-05-06
Banking is often seen as a quintessentially modern institution. But financial practices are deeply rooted in the medieval period.
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2016-05-06
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2016-05-05
Ellen Alemany stays the course on CIT's turnaround strategy; Robin Rankin of Credit Suisse talks about when investment banks should re-enter emerging markets; and Sallie Krawcheck talks about the opportunity for career women to become entrepreneurs.
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2016-05-05
The push to empower the territory of Puerto Rico to write down its debts–something supported by the Obama administration, the island’s government, and some Republican leaders in Congress–appeared to gain backing Wednesday from
Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat
2016-05-05
Per Bloomberg BNA:By Melissa Heelan StanzioneApril 25 — The government agency running the PACER system, which provides online access to
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2016-05-05
Per a press release on Business Wire:April 07, 2016 04:50 PM Eastern Daylight TimeHARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scott Flaherty, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Off
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2016-05-05
Requirements that banks share anti-money-laundering information should extend to fraud and cyber risks, to connect the dots between bad actors and their transfer of money.
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2016-05-05
Plan Payment Problems A common problem that happens in a chapter 13 bankruptcy case is the inability to continue to make plan payments. This inability to make the plan payment can happen for a variety of reasons.
Read More from: David M. Siegel | Chicago Bankruptcy Law
2016-05-05
Students with excess cash but no bank account have fallen victim to predatory financial vendors, but the government can take steps to bypass the middleman.
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