ABI Blog Exchange

2016-05-05
About 10 years ago, Rich Hynes wrote an intriguing

Read More from: Credit Slips

2016-05-05
When you file for bankruptcy, the court appoints a neutral Bankruptcy Trus

Read More from: Bonds & Botes, P.C.

2016-05-05
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Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2016-05-05
I blogged last week about student loans CFPB nails student loan scams and the Consumer  Finance Protection Bureau. And, again this week!

Read More from: Discharge Student Loan

2016-05-04
The hits that alternative lenders like OnDeck Capital are taking shouldn't be a surprise for an industry built on unsustainable business models.

Read More from: BankThink

2016-05-04
Companies in bankruptcy are typically at the mercy of the lenders that hold the purse strings. Teen clothing retailer Aéropostale Inc. is trying to tip the scales in its favor.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2016-05-04
Aeropostale is seeking the “prompt closure” of 154 locations following the teen retailer’s chapter 1

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2016-05-04
Leases fall into a separate category of debts when it comes to filing bankruptcy.  The majority of debts are classified as either

Read More from: Bonds & Botes, P.C.

2016-05-04
With agencies created by the Dodd-Frank Act embroiled in court battles and continued questions dealing with "too big to fail," can anyone honestly say the reform law is working?

Read More from: BankThink

2016-05-04
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Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2016-05-04
Action Item.  At every significant development in a bankruptcy case, beginning at its earliest stages, parties should consider whether a mediation process might be helpful immediately in resolving remaining disputes.

Read More from: Mediatbankry

2016-05-03
Here at Shenwick & Associates, our goal for our consumer bankruptcy clients is to get as many of their debts as possible discharged, while enabling them to maximize the property they can keep in bankruptcy, which is exempted from the debtor’s ban

Read More from: Shenwick & Associates

2016-05-03
Filing a Walworth County bankruptcy is a major decision that no one takes lightly. Although we all want to pay all of our bills in full, sometimes, life gets in the way.

Read More from: Wynn at Law, LLC

2016-05-03
De-risking can be curbed with tools that help lower the cost of complying with anti-money-laundering rules but do not sacrifice the effectiveness of controls.

Read More from: BankThink

2016-05-03
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2011 decision in Stern v.