Bankruptcy Blogs

Private Equity Execs See Rate Hikes on Horizon

02/04/15
Bloomberg News/Kristian Helgesen

Private equity deal makers are steeling themselves for an increase in interest rates, according to a new survey from the New York chapter of the Association for

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Morning Scan: S&P Re-Examined After $1.5B Settlement; B of A Request Denied

02/04/15

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

Not So Fast: So now that Standard & Poor's has signed off on a $1.5 billion settlement, you'd think the credit ratings agency would be able to move on from the incident and reclaim the industry's reputation? Not so fast, my friend. The Journal takes a closer look at a statement of facts signed by the Justice Department and S&P, and finds troubling signs. The New York Times, on the other hand,...

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The Examiners: Studies Show Costs Are in Check

02/03/15

Have Chapter 11 restructurings become so expensive that professionals are essentially pricing themselves out of business? 

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The Examiners: Bankruptcy Has Actually Become Less Expensive

02/03/15

Have Chapter 11 restructurings become so expensive that professionals are essentially pricing themselves out of business? 

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The Examiners: Context Counts When It Comes to Fees

02/03/15

Have Chapter 11 restructurings become so expensive that professionals are essentially pricing themselves out of business? 

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The Examiners: Lehman Brothers Shouldn’t Be Used to Rewrite Fee Laws

02/03/15

Have Chapter 11 restructurings become so expensive that professionals are essentially pricing themselves out of business? 

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'Plain Vanilla' Student Account Plan Limits Choice, Innovation

02/03/15

The CFPB's "Safe Student Banking" initiative is designed to pressure students' educational and financial institutions into offering young people narrow options.

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The Daily Docket: Lehman Brothers Raises Cash Estimate for Creditors to $90.6 Billion

02/03/15

The team unwinding Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. boosted its estimate of how much cash it expects to bring in for creditors to $90.6 billion, buoyed primarily by a settlement with Lehman Brothers Bankhaus A.G., the German arm of Lehman’s investment-banking operation, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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Fear and Loathing and Misunderstood Sales Cultures

02/03/15

Bank managers can motivate their teams to make sales without forcing them to pounce on customers the moment they walk in the door.

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