2014-10-27
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's report on private student loans should prompt lenders, regulators and universities to take action to help troubled borrowers and prevent future defaults.
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2014-10-27
NORTH OF THE BORDER UPDATE
This article has been contributed to the blog by Andrea Lockhart, an associate in the insolvency and restructuring group of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Read More from: Business Finance & Restructuring News - Weil
2014-10-27
A lien gives your creditor to repossess and sell your property if you don’t pay. A mortgage creates […]
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2014-10-27
A lien gives your creditor to repossess and sell your property if you don’t pay. A mortgage creates […]
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2014-10-27
A lien gives your creditor to repossess and sell your property if you don’t pay. A mortgage creates […]
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2014-10-27
U.S. companies should aim to have women occupy half of all senior management positions by 2020, writes MUFG Union Bank's CEO.
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2014-10-26
You are embroiled in a contentious trade secret lawsuit. In the midst of the litigation, your competitor files for bankruptcy and proposes to sell its assets. Do those assets include the trade secrets? Which court makes that determination?
Read More from: Insolvency Insights
2014-10-25
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2014-10-24
Bankruptcy Provides Instant Relief When you file chapter 7 bankruptcy, the relief is instant. An automatic stay is created which is then sent to all of your creditors notifying them that you have filed for bankruptcy protection.
Read More from: David M. Siegel | Chicago Bankruptcy Law
2014-10-24
In Episode 7, Accredited Investor Markets Radio host Chris Cahill talks real estate investing with David Manshoory, Founder and CEO of AssetAvenue.
2014-10-24
In “What Else Can a Creditors Committee Do? Maybe Reap $1.5 Billion for Unsecured Creditors (Lender Beware),” the Editorial Staff of Commercial Bankruptcy Litigationillustrates how a creditors committee in a chapter 11 case can get large amounts of
2014-10-24
A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.
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2014-10-24
In July 2014, Argentina defaulted on a $539m interest payment on its sovereign debt in the latest round of its ongoing legal dispute with bondholders.
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2014-10-24
There are three major new regulations shaping the housing finance market: QM (qualified mortgage), QRM (qualified residential mortgage) and Reg X. QM is a safe harbor from the statutory ability-to-repay requirement that applies to all mortgages.
Read More from: Credit Slips
2014-10-24
Instead of trying to stop companies from offering payday loans and check cashing services to lower-income households, we should encourage more competitors Â-- including banks Â-- to enter this space.
Read More from: BankThink
2014-10-23
The evolution of start-up investing, especially in the last decade or so, shows the trend of opportunities and changing attitudes towards investment. In fact, down cycles breeds entrepreneurships and investors are still interested.
2014-10-23
Outside of section 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, which affords secured creditors a right to enforce their contractual entitlements to fees, the Bankruptcy Code does not expressly give creditors a right to seek reimbursement of fees incurred during a
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2014-10-23
Small banks and credit unions should work together to put pressure on legislators and regulators to reduce unnecessary and cumbersome regulations.
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