Bankruptcy Blogs

Is Housing Such a Bad Investment? Maybe Not...

09/04/14

One of the post-bubble conventional wisdom stories that has gotten a lot of traction is that housing is a bad investment and that consumers would do better to rent and invest in the stock market.  The problem is that it's wrong.

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Todd-Soundelux Burbank Sound Studio for Sale

09/04/14
This image released by HBO shows Natalie Dormer, left, and Diana Rigg in a scene from “Game of Thrones.” Todd-Soundelux, which is in bankruptcy, has done sound for the TV show.
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The Examiners: Marc Leder on the Demands of Restructuring

09/04/14

What factors can make restructuring a difficult field in which to balance work and family obligations, and what should professional firms be doing to help employees? 

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The Examiners: Shaunna D. Jones on How Firms Can Attract and Retain Employees

09/04/14

What factors can make restructuring a difficult field in which to balance work and family obligations, and what should profes

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The Examiners: Carol Flaton on Professional and Personal Support

09/04/14

What factors can make restructuring a difficult field in which to balance work and family obligations

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Reclamation Rights to Recover Goods from a Debtor under Section 546(c) of the Bankruptcy Code

09/04/14

What remedies do you have to recover goods shipped to a company in the weeks leading up to its bankruptcy?  As to those goods shipped 45 days prior to a debtor’s filing, Section 546(c) of the Bankruptcy Code provides a reclamation right to creditors to recover such goods.  This may provide you with the ability to recover your goods directly from the debtor.

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Looking for New Mortgage Leads? Try Naturalized Citizens

09/04/14

Foreign-born nationals with U.S. citizenship have a lot of positive attributes that make them attractive mortgage applicants. What's even better is that millions are still renters.

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Morning Scan: Takeaways Vary on Liquidity Rules; More Prosecutors Head Out the Door

09/04/14

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

Parsing the New Liquidity Rule: The newspapers had very different takes on a new liquidity rule requiring large banks to hold enough safe assets to survive at least 30 days in the event of a crisis. The Wall Street Journal says regulators "provided some relief to large U.S. banks" by allowing those with assets between $50 billion and $250 billion to calculate compliance with the rule on a monthly rather than daily...

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The Daily Docket: Caesars Hit by Another Lawsuit

09/04/14

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. was hit by another investor lawsuit Wednesday, this time by bondholders that say the casino giant recently worked out a “backroom” deal to aid one group of creditors and hurt others. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Examiners: Perry Mandarino on Being Present

09/03/14

What factors can make restructuring a difficult field in which to balance work and family obligations, and what should professional firms be doing to help em

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