ABI Blog Exchange

2015-10-23
Section 303(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code allows an involuntary petition to be filed by three or more creditors who hold non-contingent claims totaling at least $15,325 more than the liens on the debtor’s property.  Those creditors then must prove tha
2015-10-23
So what is a Zombie home?  Have you seen homes sitting empty and abandoned for months or years?  You have probably seen a Zombie home.  The
2015-10-23
The fate of the once-ubiquitous Columbia House, the mail-order music firm that advertised cassette tapes for a penny, could crystallize next week in bankruptcy court.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2015-10-23
The summer months have been slow at the Fifth Circuit.
2015-10-23
Recently in Vermont, several debtors in active bankruptcy cases were targeted by a scam.

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

2015-10-23
With the EMV liability shift having just passed, banks and merchants alike are scrambling to comply with the card network-imposed deadline.

Read More from: BankThink

2015-10-23
Breaking News This Morning ... Earnings: Citizens Financial Group, First Niagara Financial Group, Prosperity Bancshares Wall Street Journal

Read More from: BankThink

2015-10-23
A group led by Relativity Media LLC Chief Executive Ryan Kavanaugh have closed a deal to take control of the film studio.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2015-10-22
"I'm a terrible person.""How could I have been so foolish?"“I should have known he’d never pay me back!”“What was I thinking?!”“I had no idea how bad off I was because I just couldn’t face it.” All of this negative talk is unhelpful. Sure,

Read More from: Anne-Marie L. Bowen, P.A.

2015-10-22
Great news: Women snagged a handful of C-level titles at big companies this week, including Ellen Alemany, Kim Hammonds and Heather Cox, and Square stands out in Silicon Valley with a leadership team that's 60% women.

Read More from: BankThink

2015-10-22
(Although it is not typically our practice to analyze personal bankruptcy cases if the issues do not also arise in corporate bankruptcy practice, we report on the decision discussed below because it involves the intersection of bankruptcy law and
2015-10-22
A regular trope sounded by opponents of consumer financial regulations is that the regulations have resulted in the disappearance of free checking.

Read More from: Credit Slips

2015-10-22
Industry representatives are howling about the lack of consumer benefit from the Durbin amendment, but we still know very little about the impact of the debit fee cap.

Read More from: BankThink

2015-10-22
If you owe money on your vehicle, most likely your contract requires you to maintain full coverage insurance on the vehicle.

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

2015-10-22
The industry will undoubtedly get bad press in an election cycle, but here is what institutions should do and not do about it.

Read More from: BankThink