Bankruptcy Blogs

Whitford Symposium

10/05/14

Professor Bill Whitford of the University of Wisconsin will be an intellectual hero to many of the Credit Slips readers and contributors. Bill has done pathbreaking work in consumer bankruptcy law, consumer law, and corporate reorganizations.

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Online Payday Loans Cost More Than Storefront Payday Loans And Customers Are Harassed More Egregiously

10/04/14

Over the last couple years, The Pew Charitable Trusts has put together a useful series of reports regarding payday lending in the United States. The fourth installment was released on October 2.

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Goodbye to Military Lending Act Loopholes

10/03/14

How long will we be seeing signs like this in our communities?  Cash store smaller

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Naartjie Kicks Off Going-Out-of-Business Sales: All Kids Clothes Must Go

10/03/14

Going-out-of-business sales are scheduled to begin this weekend at children’s clothing chain Naartjie Kids, which sought bankruptcy protection in mid-September.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Sentencing Edition

10/03/14

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, a judge handed down prison sentences to “Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars Teresa and Joe Giudice, and some other “RHONJ” stars are in the news as well. Also, Detroit has made a major impression on Ben Affleck, who’s filming the latest “Batman” installment in the bankrupt city.

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The Other Fannie and Freddie Lawsuit

10/03/14

It's time for the Federal Housing Finance Agency to make good on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's funding obligations to two affordable housing programs.

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Harry Potter and FDIC Wizardry in Failed-Bank Lawsuits

10/03/14

A federal judge has dismissed an FDIC lawsuit against directors and officers of a failed North Carolina bank. The ruling has big implications for future cases that seek to hold senior bank management accountable for financial crisis-era failures.

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Forward Motions: Revel Asks for Approval of Sale to Brookfield

10/03/14
Associated Press

In what’s expected to be a contested sale hearing, Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J., will ask a bankruptcy court judge on Tuesday to approve a $110 million sale to

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The Daily Docket: Lehman Still Owns Billions in Real Estate and Private Equity

10/03/14

The slow-but-sure liquidation of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s assets continued during the first half of 2014, as the failed investment bank still had more than $4 billion in private equity and real estate assets as of June 30. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article in Private Equity Beat.

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