ABI Blog Exchange

2014-11-25
Citing Ninth Circuit precedent from cases under the Bankruptcy Act, , the Ninth Circuit BAP reluctantly held that a pre-petition state court civil contempt proceeding is exempt from the automatic stay of sec.

Read More from: Creditors' Rights

2014-11-25
Millennials frequent independent coffee shops and farmers markets, so it stands to reason they'll see the appeal in community banks. Meanwhile, smaller lenders can court young people by appealing to their entrepreneurial spirit.

Read More from: BankThink

2014-11-24
By Glenn Blain ALBANY - New York's highest court handed a victory to tenants in rent stabilized apartments Thursday when it ruled their leases could not be seized as assets in bankruptcy proceedings.

Read More from: Shenwick & Associates

2014-11-24
In “RECOMMENDED READING: in Which Lender Tells Tax Man, ‘Let Me Tell You How It Will Be’”, the Editorial Staff of Commercial Bankruptcy Litigation presents a very fine article by Michael L.
2014-11-24
Before the CFPB imposes new rules on overdraft fees, it should consider whether restricting consumer access to this feature could drive people to more expensive alternatives like payday loans.

Read More from: BankThink

2014-11-24
Banks and regulators aren't the best judges of what constitutes a clear and transparent disclosure form.

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2014-11-23
I wonder how many Bankruptcy professors have posed a hypothetical about the exemption of a rare Bible worth lots of money?

Read More from: Credit Slips

2014-11-22
A new ruling by the Court of Appeals is great news for many New Yorkers who had been considering bankruptcy, but concerned that filing would cost them their rent-stabilized leases.

Read More from: The COMI

2014-11-22
Per www.globalinsolvency.com:Wed., November 19, 2014The parent company of Australia’s largest privately owned milk processing company, United Dairy Power (UDP) has been placed in receivership after it

Read More from: The COMI

2014-11-21
I wonder how many Bankruptcy professors have posed a hypothetical about the exemption of a rare Bible worth lots of money?

Read More from: Credit Slips

2014-11-21
New York Fed President William Dudley insisted Friday that regulators are more like "fire wardens" than "cops on the beat." It's an analogy that says far more than Dudley likely intended Â-- and a comment he will likely regret. Here's why.

Read More from: BankThink

2014-11-21
In Episode 11 of Accredited Investor Markets Radio, host Chris Cahill talks with David Drake about trends in investing among family offices.
2014-11-21
In “Can North Riverside, Illinois Pull a Detroit?” the Editorial Staff of Commercial Bankruptcy Alternatives answers in part a question which, in the aftermath of the Detroit bankruptcy case confirmation, attorneys will be asked by in-laws over turke
2014-11-21
Speed Read Classes – turnover agreement was between creditors and not with the company, so neither it nor lock up changed rights being compromised
2014-11-21
Regina StangoKelbon The following is a summary of a paper prepared for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

Read More from: Bankruptcy Law Watch

2014-11-21
A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.

Read More from: BankThink