Bankruptcy Blogs

CFPB Should Tread Cautiously on Payday Loans

03/23/16

The first protection a consumer needs is the assurance that any new reforms will not inadvertently drive all regulated credit from the market.

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Morning Scan: Ex-Goldman Banker Sentenced; JPM Backs 'Flash Boys' Heroes

03/23/16

Receiving Wide Coverage ... Sentenced: Rohit Bansal, an ex-Goldman Sachs banker, has been sentenced to probation for taking confidential documents from a source inside the New York Fed. Bansal has dodged the year in prison he faced and will instead serve two yearsÂ' probation, do 300 community service hours and pay a $5,000 fine. Under a settlement with the New York State Department of Financial Services, Goldman reached a settlement in the case. It paid $50Â...

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Oil and Gas Exploration Company Emerald Enters Bankruptcy

03/23/16
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Oil and gas exploration company Emerald Oil Inc.

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Cases Demonstrate Multiple Ways to Leave Chapter 7

03/22/16

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Puerto Rico: Supreme Court Argument

03/22/16

The transcript can be found here.  Based on my initial read, it seems like the First Circuit might be reversed, which opens up all the issues Jacoby noted earlier (namely, will the statute pass Contracts Clause review – assuming the Clause even applies to the Commonwealth).

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Judge Cancels Loan Debt for Illinois Man Who Upgraded Cars for Uber

03/22/16
An Uber driver sits in his car near the San Francisco International Airport on July 15, 2015.
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Onslaught of Mortgage Rules Is Worse than Many Realize

03/22/16

The sheer volume of regulations adds time and expense to closings without much benefit when consumersÂ' main interest is to get funds as quickly as possible.

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Morning Scan: RIP Andy Grove; Citi Split Suggested

03/22/16

Receiving Wide Coverage ... RIP Andy Grove: Silicon Valley tech legend and former Intel CEO Andy Grove has died, Intel announced Monday. He was the companyÂ's first hire in 1968 and cemented his place in Silicon Valley history by transforming Intel into the largest chip-making company in the world. Grove, who was 79 at the time of his death, battled Parkinson's disease for many years. The cause of his death has not been disclosed. Wall StreetÂ...

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Martin Shkreli’s Holdings in KaloBios Could Be Diluted Through Loans

03/22/16
Entrepreneur and pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli listens during a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill Feb.
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Gallup Diocese Files Plan to Compensate Abuse Victims

03/21/16

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup, N.M., on Monday unveiled a $22 million reorganization plan, the bulk of which will be used to compensate 57 clergy sexual-abuse victims.

The plan, filed Monday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Albuquerque, N.M., lays out how the diocese expects to repay its creditors, the vast majority of whom say they were sexually abused by the diocese’s clergy decades ago.

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