ABI Blog Exchange

2015-07-22
In a 23 page opinion released July 21, 2015 in the Trump Entertainment Resorts case (Bank. D. Del.
2015-07-22
I'm testifying tomorrow before Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on The Constitution (yes, that's the official capitalization), about the constitutionality of the Dodd-Frank Act.   Short version: nothing to see here folks.

Read More from: Credit Slips

2015-07-22
Accredited investors will soon be sharing equity crowdfunding platforms with a new crowd: the presumably less sophisticated but potentially massive crowd of non-accredited investors.
2015-07-22
G Street Fabrics, an icon from downtown Washington, D.C.,’s department-store era that later fled to the suburbs, is planning to trim its store count using bankruptcy protection.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2015-07-22
With Title II of the JOBS Act in place and the ban on general solicitation repealed for investments from accredited investors, a new era in raising capital from “friends, family and fools” has emerged.
2015-07-22
Nobody enjoys the experience of making a payment Â-- so a growing number of companies are likely to follow Uber's lead and make transactions so easy they're practically invisible.

Read More from: BankThink

2015-07-22
Sixth Circuit Affirms Bankruptcy Court Order Allowing Amended Exemptions Following Re-Opening of Case

Read More from: Michigan Bankruptcy Blog

2015-07-22
For those focused on the debt restructuring market, the Greek sovereign crisis (covered extensively in our recent updates1) has drowned out news of other debt restructuring matters this year.
2015-07-22
A growing number of regulators have indicated their support for raising the asset thresholds at which banks face new regulatory requirements. That's welcome news Â-- but time is of the essence in implementing any changes.

Read More from: BankThink

2015-07-22
C. Wonder, the apparel, accessory and home goods chain that shut down and filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, may get new life.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2015-07-21
Rolling back unnecessarily burdensome and costly regulations is the only way to ensure credit unionsÂ' survival.

Read More from: BankThink

2015-07-21
This is the next post in Plan Proponent’s series on the plan confirmation-related recommendations in the ABI Commission

Read More from: Plan Proponent

2015-07-21
By Ron Peterson and Landon RaifordJenner & Block, LLPChicago, IL   On July 7, the Seventh Circuit delivered two o

Read More from: CLLA Bankruptcy Blog

2015-07-21
For the first time, investors and fund managers put more of their trust – and more money – into relatively young exchange traded funds (ETF) and ETF products than into the much older hedge fund industry at the end of Q2.
2015-07-21
Attorney.  Counselor.  Advisor.  As “the last bastion of the generalist,” the role of the restructuring attorney takes various forms and requires a restructuring attorney to wear many different hats – at times acting both as lawyer and business advis
2015-07-21
On the five-year anniversary of Dodd-Frank, it's time to increase accountability and transparency at the CFPB.

Read More from: BankThink