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On August 11, 2015, the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California ruled on an issue “of apparent first impression” that claims for unpaid rent brought by landlords for office space leased to the former law firm of Howrey LLP should be

According to a publication of National Association of Student Loan Administrators “NASFAA” the options for students and guarantors of student loans to discharge those loans are slowing expanding.  Only time will tell how this will play out for studen

Nice piece in Time Magazine on the CFPB here. 

Lien stripping is a topic that has frequently been in the bankruptcy news this summer in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in

In 1979, mortgage bankers worried that they could be undercut by "sleeping giants" like Merrill Lynch, Sears Roebuck and what was then called Master Charge.

Optim Energy LLC will pay Blackstone Group LP $5 million to settle their fight in the Texas power-plant operator’s bankruptcy case in exchange for Blackstone dropping its appeal of Optim’s court-approved plan to exit bankruptcy.

Co-Authored by Chris Evans

Barclays' Barbara Byrne launches her Women in Leadership index, one bank bans all-male shortlists, the @GSElevator guy speaks out for women, Karen Peetz has some ideas to make social finance more attractive and the Manbassador movement grows.

Homeownership is out of reach for too many Americans. The next president could change that with a few simple policies aimed at encouraging private capital to invest in residential mortgages.