Bankruptcy Blogs

Fed's Rosenblum Unplugged: A Better Way to End TBTF

11/07/13

Harvey Rosenblum, the former director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, has cultivated one of the most public profiles among rank-and-file regulators in the "too big to fail" debate. In an interview with editor-at-large Barbara Rehm, he let loose– and his views might surprise you.

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New York City Opera Sets Hit the Auction Block

11/07/13
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The Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Peter Jay Sharp Building, where New York City Opera performed “Anna Nicole” until Oct.
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Washington Must Keep Community Banks in Loop on Basel

11/07/13

If there is any chance a Basel Committee standard could apply to community banks, U.S. regulators need to make every effort to consult with these institutions before agreeing to it.

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Delay Legal Liability Under New Mortgage Rules

11/07/13

Creditors who fear they (or their vendors) aren't in compliance may slow or stop making loans in order to avoid enforcement actions and lawsuits.

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Pro Athletes Score in Bankruptcy Court

11/07/13
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Philadelphia Phillies player Cole Hamels pitches during a game against the Miami Marlins in Miami in September 2013.

Two profes

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A Trade Secret is Not a Copyright

11/07/13

Bankruptcy courts (and lawyers) continue to mystify by their inability to tell the difference between types of intellectual property, confusing patents, copyrights and trademarks as if they are all just variations on the same theme. In the Virgin Offshore USA, Inc. case, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana had to deal with lawyers who had trouble telling the difference between copyrights and trade-secrets (or at least argued as if they did).

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The Daily Docket: Atlantic Club Casino Hotel Enters Bankruptcy

11/07/13
Associated Press

The Atlantic Club Casino Hotel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday, a move that is part of a plan to put its Atlantic City gambling business up for auction, according to sources familiar with the

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How to Make Customer Loyalty Pay Off

11/07/13

Banks that best leverage customer loyalty are accelerating the digital transformation, catering to select demographics and actively selling products to new and existing customers.

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Banks Clean Up in Twitter's IPO; JPM Recruits More Controversy

11/07/13

Receiving Wide Coverage …

Atwitter About Twitter: The social-media network that's an unholy hybrid of news, opinions and procrastination priced its much-awaited initial public offering at $26 per share, above its underwriters' estimated range, for an initial valuation of $18 billion. (That's about $129 million per character that you're publishing for free in a typical 140-character Tweet.) Depending on how many shares are sold today in its first day of trading, the IPO is expected to...

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