ABI Blog Exchange

The word “bankruptcy” often strikes dread in the hearts of creditors.  To some, when they hear that someone who owes them money has filed bankruptcy, they envision writing off the debt and never receiving a cent.  However, all is not necessarily lost

A consumer facing a insurmountable financial burden many times pursue either a Chapter 7 or a Chapter 13 bankruptcy.

A consumer facing a insurmountable financial burden many times pursue either a Chapter 7 or a Chapter 13 bankruptcy.

A recent decision by the full contingent of judges from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (covering seven Midwest states) demonstrates that a common bankruptcy term should be added to your vocabulary.  That term is “executory.”  To learn more, clic

Kyle joins the firm’s growing Real Estate Practice, as well […]

An editor’s opinion letter in the New York Times puts a spot light on predatory loans arranged by unscrupulous auto dealers.  It points

For more detail, please see excerpts from the Notice of Scheduling of Hearing reproduced below.Update: The hearing was originally scheduled to take place in New York City on September 9,  2014, and has been rescheduled to September 30, 2014 at 11 a.m

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), reportedly, has determined that the breakup of Banco Espirito Santo by Portugal's central bank is not a "bankruptcy event."  ISDA was to meet again to rule on whether the Banco Espirito Sant

The Attorney General’s office has a wide range of statewide assistance programs funded through the national mortgage settlement that could benefit someone facing challenges to pay their mortgage. They include: