Bankruptcy Blogs

SFX Discloses Festival Lineups in Connection With Artist Deal

03/30/16
Skrillex performs at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 15 in Los Angeles.
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Will Hawaii’s Bankrupt Circus Fold Its Tent?

03/30/16

A Hawaiian Hilton resort is trying to evict a company that put on a circus-inspired CabaRAE show on its grounds until October, but the organizers say the show might still go on.

The bankrupt company, RAE Entertainment Group LLC, recently told a judge that it is trying to find a replacement act to use the Hilton Hawaiian Village’s leased 7,000-square foot showroom.

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A 'Sticky' Customer Is Not Necessarily a Happy One

03/30/16

In many cases, customers aren't staying with a bank's brand because they are satisfied. They are staying with the brand because it's too hard to leave.

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Abengoa Files for Chapter 15 in U.S.

03/30/16
Towers belonging to the Abengoa solar plant are seen at the “Solucar” solar park in Sanlucar la Mayor, near the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain.
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CFPB Commission Hawks Just Want to Neuter Agency

03/29/16

Those criticizing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's governing structure object to the idea of a regulatory agency successfully protecting consumers and the public interest.

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Parent Company of Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles Files for Bankruptcy

03/29/16

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The parent company of Los Angeles’s iconic Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles restaurants has filed for bankruptcy protection, owing more than $3 million to an ex-em

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How Regulators Can Truly Simplify Basel Capital Regime

03/29/16

The ambiguity over whether regulators favor risk sensitivity or simplicity in setting capital requirements does not help risk management efforts.

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Morning Scan: Deutsche's IT Overhaul; Lenders Push Parent Loans

03/29/16

Wall Street Journal The source of the so-called Â"bombshell that blew up Bear StearnsÂ" has finally come to light. Emails obtained by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission have answered the question of who tipped off CNBC reporter David Faber as to the ill health of Bear Stearns. On March 12, 2008, Faber famously asked Bear Stearns chief Alan Schwartz in an interview broadcast by the network to respond regarding reports that Goldman Sachs had refused toÂ...

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Parent of Southcross Energy Files for Chapter 11

03/29/16
Associated Press

Southcross Energy Partners LP’s parent company filed a

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