Bankruptcy Blogs

The Daily Docket: Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox to Liquidate

04/16/14

Defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has given up its plan to rebuild under bankruptcy protection and said it has agreed with a Tokyo court on the first step toward liquidation. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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Morning Scan: Bad Morning at B of A; Yellen Hints at More Bank Regulation

04/16/14

Breaking News This Morning ... B of A Earnings, Etc.: Bank of America reported a $276 million loss compared with a $1.48 billion profit a year earlier, largely due to legal expenses. (In case you may have missed it, Bank of America has been on a bit of settlement tear of late. And, the Journal notes this morning that the bank has settled mortgage-backed securities claims with the monoline insurer Financial Guaranty Insurance Co., which isÂ...

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Suffolk/NCLC Student Loans Symposium

04/15/14

I had the pleasure of participating in this weekend's very successful Research Symposium on Student Loans organized by Kathleen Engel of Suffolk Law School and Deanne Loonin of the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) (NCLC, by the way, is looking to

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Industry Must Adapt Financial Education Efforts to Modern Times

04/15/14

The goal is to meet the financial education needs of everyone in the community Â-- whether itÂ's the tech-savvy second-grader, the recent high school graduate getting her first checking account or a retiree learning how to stick to a fixed income.

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Bankruptcy Lawyer Calls Niche Practice ‘Misunderstood’

04/15/14

Bankruptcy attorney James Selbach is used to being told he’s overreacting.

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Bankruptcy Lawyer Calls Niche Practice ‘Misunderstood’

04/15/14

Bankruptcy attorney James Selbach is used to being told he’s overreacting.

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Bankruptcy Lawyer Calls Niche Practice ‘Misunderstood’

04/15/14

Bankruptcy attorney James Selbach is used to being told he’s overreacting.

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GSE Reform Bill Falls Short of Assuring Small Lenders Survive

04/15/14

The proposed Small Lender Mutual cooperative would be expensive for small firms to capitalize, and its securities may get inferior pricing compared to those issued by large banks and nonbanks.

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U.S. Attorney Mourns ‘Human Price’ of DBSI Convictions

04/15/14

The conviction of four former DBSI Inc. officials was a victory for the prosecution, although the government attorney acknowledged “the human price” of the case.

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U.S. Attorney Mourns ‘Human Price’ of DBSI Convictions

04/15/14

The conviction of four former DBSI Inc. officials was a victory for the prosecution, although the government attorney acknowledged “the human price” of the case.

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