ABI Blog Exchange

2014-09-08
The Supreme Court may add another bankruptcy case to its agenda this term in a case where both the Petitioner and the Respondent support the grant of cert.    No. 13-1416, Gordon v.
2014-09-07
This has not been a good year for Texas homesteads involved in bankruptcy proceedings.    In April, the Fifth Circuit ruled (after nearly two years under advisement) that the non-filing spouse does not have a separate homestead estate entitled to pro
2014-09-07
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is one of 11 dioceses (plus 2 other Catholic-affiliated religious orders) to file under Chapter 11 -- and it likely will not be the last.

Read More from: Credit Slips

2014-09-07
If you have Federal Student Loans, you may know that IBR means Income Based Repayment. You may also have heard of the PAYE Program, which stands for Pay As You Earn.

Read More from: Scholnick Law

2014-09-07
If you are a parent and your child is going off to college, you will want to help your student through these formative years. However, resist the urge to co-sign on you child’s student loans.

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2014-09-06
The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Rules have proposed amendments to their respective rules and forms, and requested that the proposals be circulated to the bench, bar, and public for comment.
2014-09-04
What remedies do you have to recover goods shipped to a company in the weeks leading up to its bankruptcy?
2014-09-04
Per www.globalinsolvency.com:Thu., September 4, 2014Dubai mortgage lender Amlak Finance said on Wednesday that it would hold a shareholder meeting on September 21 to discuss its restructuring plan and

Read More from: The COMI

2014-09-03
On August 26, 2014, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that Wells Fargo (the “Bank”) did not violate the automatic stay by placing a temporary administrative hold on a chapter 7 debtor’s bank accounts.  See In re Mwangi, 2014 WL 4194057

Read More from: Creditors' Rights

2014-09-03
Learning how to defend a preferential transfer action is a particularly useful art for the credit professional.  In Part One, we discussed the Bankruptcy Code’s specific requirements that must be established by the debtor or trustee in order for a tr

Read More from: Insolvency Insights

2014-09-03
Learning how to defend a preferential transfer action is a particularly useful art for the credit professional.  In Part One, we discussed the Bankruptcy Code’s specific requirements that must be established by the debtor or trustee in order for a tr

Read More from: Insolvency Insights

2014-09-02
Filing for an Elkhorn bankruptcy can be a tedious task. Although you can file for bankruptcy yourself, it may not be best to go it alone.

Read More from: Wynn at Law, LLC

2014-09-02
Filing for an Elkhorn bankruptcy can be a tedious task. Although you can file for bankruptcy yourself, it may not be best to go it alone.

Read More from: Wynn at Law, LLC

2014-09-02
Filing for an Elkhorn bankruptcy can be a tedious task. Although you can file for bankruptcy yourself, it may not be best to go it alone.

Read More from: Wynn at Law, LLC

2014-09-02
General Motors LLC (“New GM”) came into being in the summer of 2009, when it acquired substantially all of the assets of General Motors Corpor

Read More from: Bankruptcy Law Insights

2014-09-02
General Motors LLC (“New GM”) came into being in the summer of 2009, when it acquired substantially all of the assets of General Motors Corpor

Read More from: Bankruptcy Law Insights

2014-09-01
We meet people almost every day that have large student loan payments.  Unfortunately, as we have discussed in the past, most student loans are not dischargeable.  While the payments can be made through a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, they will not be disch

Read More from: A & L, Licker Law Firm, LLC