Bankruptcy Blogs

Defense Lawyer Seeks to Distance Dewey Ex-Chairman from Accusations

07/20/15
Bloomberg News

A key prosecution witness in the Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP trial said Monday that he never discussed improper accounting practices with Dewey’s former chairman, Steven Davis, one of three defendants

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Is the Fed Creating a Monopoly in the Mortgage Market?

07/20/15

As new foreign bank regulations push financial institutions to shed risk-weighted assets, companies like Barclays and RBS are reducing their roles in the mortgage-backed securities market. But reduced competition in this sector is bad for liquidity.

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These Regulatory Changes Would Give Small Banks Breathing Room

07/20/15

Regulators and Congress can take several key steps to ease community banks' burden, from implementing tiered regulation to requiring less frequent call reports. And they should also remember that banks are innocent until proven guilty.

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Morning Scan: Dodd, Frank Assess Namesake Law; Bidding Wars Back in Housing Market

07/20/15

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

Dodd-Frank, Five Years Later: On the five-year anniversary of Dodd-Frank, Barney Frank and Christopher Dodd sat down for a Q&A session. Dodd said he thinks Too Big to Fail is dead, in part because regulators are forced to "sit down together" at least four times a year to study the landscape. (In an interview with the Financial Times, Frank is adamant TBTF is dead and he disagrees with Sen. Elizabeth Warren's plan...

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Which A&P Stores Are Closing?

07/20/15
A&P has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in less than five years. 
Bloomberg News

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Supermarket Owner A&P Returns to Bankruptcy

07/20/15

A&P filed for chapter 11 protection for the second time in less than five years with plans to sell itself. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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Fifth Circuit Report: June 2015

07/18/15
This month's Fifth Circuit report doesn't have a lot of bankruptcy sizzle:  an interesting case on abstention and remand,  two unpublished cases about how not to reserve a claim under a plan and a case about suing a trustee.   However, there are some fascinating cases about lenders, liens, fraudulent transfers, the Texas Debt Collection Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
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Judge Says Sex-Tape Lawsuit Can Proceed Despite 50 Cent’s Bankruptcy

07/17/15
50 Cent arrives at the Weinstein Netflix after party after at the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 11.
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