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11/04/13

Bankruptcy Lawyer - Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Lawyer Jordan E. Bublick has an office in Miami and has over 25 years of experience in filing chapter 13 and chapter 7 bankruptcy cases. His office is located in Miami at 1221 Brickell Ave., 9th Fl., Miami and may be reached at (305) 891-4055. www.bublicklaw.com  

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DMX Promises to Play Nice in Bankruptcy

11/04/13
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After the Justice Department called out DMX on some problems with his bankruptcy filing, the rapper said he’ll do what it takes to successful

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It's Too Soon to Charge for Bank Teller Access

11/04/13

Banks should allow more time for less-stringent pricing models and video-teller ATMs to permeate the industry as consumers wean themselves from conventional, face-to-face interaction with tellers.

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Alma Rosa Winery Receives Offer From PE Firm Co-founder

11/04/13

Vintner Richard Sanford may have found the ingredient that will keep the wine flowing at his Alma Rosa Winery & Vineyards: EnCap Investments LP’s Robert Zorich.

Mr. Zorich has offered to purchase the Santa Ynez Valley, Calif., property for $1.7 million in a deal that would allow Mr. Sanford and his wife, Thekla, to continue living and producing wine there as employees. The sale would be tested during an auction next month.

Neither Mr. Sanford nor Mr. Zorich responded to request for comment.

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Ethics, Empiricists and International Insolvency at NCBJ

11/04/13

Saturday was the final day of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges.   The panels focused on ethics issues of the future, the role of empirical research and international insolvency.

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Ethics, Empiricists and International Insolvency at NCBJ

11/04/13

Saturday was the final day of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges.   The panels focused on ethics issues of the future, the role of empirical research and international insolvency.

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Beware When Risks Collide

11/04/13

It’s not enough to manage liquidity risk, credit risk, market risk, reputation risk, regulatory risk, and legal risk. Banks must understand how these risks interact with and affect one another.

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More Big Banks Disclose Forex Probe; Co-op Bank's Radical Restructuring Plan

11/04/13

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

HSBC Discloses Probe During Earnings: HBSC reported a 28% rise in third quarter net profit on Monday largely related to falling loan charges. The bank also became "the latest to admit that it was the subject of an investigation by several authorities into its conduct in the foreign exchange market," Dealbook notes. Per the Journal, "HSBC had not suspended anyone in connection with the probe and ... none of the traders named...

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QM Isn't "Plain Vanilla"

11/04/13

The American Banker's lead article today is about how the Qualified Mortgage (QM) concept is really an enactment of the "plain vanilla" mortgage provision that the White House had unsuccessfully pushed to have included in what become the Dodd-Frank Act.  That's just wrong. 

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