Bankruptcy Blogs

The Examiners: Energy Rules are Being Fundamentally Rewritten

04/09/15

How much stress can we expect to see for oil and gas producers and related companies as a result of the current low prices? And what special issues does this industry face when it’s time to restructure or file for bankruptcy?

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Payday Loan Reform Won't Kill Short-Term Credit—Just Make It Safer

04/09/15

While the CFPB's proposed rules may force payday lenders to adjust their business models, well-meaning ones should be able to operate in this new framework.

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The Examiners: Restructurings Won’t Be Extreme

04/09/15

How much stress can we expect to see for oil and gas producers and related companies as a result of the current low prices? And what special issues does this industry face when it’s time to restructure or file for bankruptcy?

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Save The Tourist Wear! Fresh Produce Clothing Line Looks for Buyer

04/09/15

Bankruptcy professionals are scrambling to find a buyer who will save Fresh Produce women’s clothing line—colorful, roomy and reminiscent of that time you took the grandkids to Sarasota, Fla., for a beach vacation—from shutdown.

The Boulder, Colo., company could close by the end of August it doesn’t find a buyer to take over Fresh Produce’s 27 stores located in vacation spots like Florida, Arizona and South Carolina.

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Swipe Fee Cap Would Come at a Cost to Data Security

04/09/15

Merchants argue that Fed policy allows banks to overcharge stores for debit-card swipe fees, resulting in higher prices for consumers. But the revenue banks earn on interchange fees benefits all Americans, since financial institutions invest a portion of it in developing security technologies to protect consumer data.

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The Daily Docket: KiOR Wins Approval to Solicit Votes on Restructuring Plan

04/09/15

Biofuel maker KiOR Inc. won a Delaware bankruptcy judge’s permission to begin soliciting votes from creditors on its restructuring plan. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Morning Scan: Dimon Rattles Regulators' Cages; Prosper's Fresh Funding Round

04/09/15

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

Dimon Throws Down: Outspoken JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon isn't afraid to raise some hackles Â-- and that tendency is on full display in his annual letter to shareholders. The Financial Times and Bloomberg both focus on Dimon's prediction that regulatory requirements will be to blame for the next financial crisis. His letter argues that capital and liquidity rules have limited banks' ability to withstand market turmoil, and predicts the next crisis...

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Lululemon Sued Over $59,000 Unpaid Bill for Store Displays

04/08/15
A woman walks into a store of yoga wear retailer Lululemon Athletica in downtown Vancouver in June
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The Examiners: Prices Will Create Ripple Effects Through Industry

04/08/15

How much stress can we expect to see for oil and gas producers and related companies as a result of the current low prices? And what special issues does this industry face when it’s time to restructure or file for bankruptcy?

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The Examiners: Oil and Gas Restructurings Will Be Significant in 2015 and 2016

04/08/15

How much stress can we expect to see for oil and gas producers and related companies as a result of the current low prices? And what special issues does this industry face when it’s time to restructure or file for bankruptcy?

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