ABI Blog Exchange

2014-06-14
Most Americans don’t save enough money for retirement.   However, the Supreme Court recently dealt with the opposite situation—what happens when someone saves more than they need and their heirs receive the money (and then file bankruptcy).   This is
2014-06-12
When a debtor files for bankruptcy, it is principally to obtain a fresh start and discharge of debts from creditors. But not all debts are dischargeable. The Bankruptcy Code lists 19 categories of nondischargeable debts, which Congress

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2014-06-12
The Fair Credit Reporting Act was created to help consumers dealing with errors on their credit report. When disputing something on your report, you will want to take action in the best possible manner.

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2014-06-12
The Fair Credit Reporting Act was created to help consumers dealing with errors on their credit report. When disputing something on your report, you will want to take action in the best possible manner.

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2014-06-12
The Fair Credit Reporting Act was created to help consumers dealing with errors on their credit report. When disputing something on your report, you will want to take action in the best possible manner.

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2014-06-11
The answer, as always, is “It depends”.  Take two recent examples we’ve seen. The first person is a […]

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2014-06-11
The answer, as always, is “It depends”.  Take two recent examples we’ve seen. The first person is a […]

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2014-06-11
The answer, as always, is “It depends”.  Take two recent examples we’ve seen. The first person is a […]

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2014-06-11
Your creditors can’t simply take money out of your paycheck just because they feel like it.  They need […]

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2014-06-11
Your creditors can’t simply take money out of your paycheck just because they feel like it.  They need […]

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2014-06-11
Your creditors can’t simply take money out of your paycheck just because they feel like it.  They need […]

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2014-06-10
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday, in Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v.

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2014-06-10
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday, in Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v.

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2014-06-06
Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps     The Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion this week that has to make receivers happy. See Wiand v. Lee, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 10154 (11th Cir. Jun. 2, 2014).

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2014-06-04
Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps      In a very short and summary opinion, the Second Circuit concluded that nothing in a recent Supreme Court decision gave it any reason to revisit its prior ruling that SLUSA bars state law class acti

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2014-05-31
Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps     Below is a summary of the activity reported for May 2014.

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2014-05-28
A report issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) found that a debt buyer dismissed 70% of its lawsuits when the consumer filed a wri