Bankruptcy Blogs

Venue Reform, Cristol Comments and More at NCBJ

10/31/13
I am at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges in Atlanta.    The conference includes some of the best bankruptcy continuing education in the country.    There is no way to report on it all, so I will be offering some random observations.   
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Florida Bankruptcy Exemptions

10/31/13

Bankruptcy Lawyer - Chapter 13 and 7 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  



Florida law provides certain defined exemptions for property in the following categories:

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Banks Flee Risk of Illicit Finance, with Unintended Consequences

10/31/13

When sophisticated, global institutions leave a country or line of business, they create a vacuum likely to be filled by outfits less sensitive to, or capable of managing, the risks involved.

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ABI To Hold All-Day Program on the Next Big Thing, the Dischargeability of Student Loan Debt

10/31/13

On Friday, November 15, 2013, the American Bankruptcy Institute will hold a conference in its Alexandria Virginia Offices, and by webinar, entitled You Can’t Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy – Or Can You? The conference will run from 9:30 a. m.

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The Trouble with Cost of Equity as a Bank Performance Gauge

10/31/13

The Capital Asset Pricing Model’s value is debatable in normal times. If misapplied in today’s ultralow interest rate environment, it can severely overvalue banks and excuse poor operating performance.

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Why GSE Reform Needs to Happen Slowly

10/31/13

Another big law like Dodd-Frank could be harmful to the mortgage market, but an incremental approach to housing finance reform might be the perfect solution.

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Give Small Banks a Break on CFPB Mortgage Rules

10/31/13

Allowing a further transition period of nine to 12 months would better ensure complete compliance with all the requirements. Meanwhile, community banks will be able to continue providing the safe and solid mortgage loans they are known for.

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B of A Warns of U.S. Mortgage Suit; What Did the Fed Say?

10/31/13

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

B of A Lawsuit Looming? And the financial crisis reckoning continues. Bank of America disclosed in a regulatory filing on Wednesday that a U.S. attorney's office (no word on which one yet) plans to recommend the Justice Department file a civil lawsuit against the bank over bad mortgage-backed securities. The bank also said it has raised its estimate of potential losses from litigation to $5.1 billion, from $2.8 billion. News of a...

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Bankruptcy Lawyer - Exemption of Keogh Plans in Florida

10/31/13

Jordan E. Bublick is a Miami Bankruptcy Lawyer with over 25 years of experience in filing chapter 13 and chapter 7 bankruptcy cases. Office: 1221 Brickell Ave., 9th Fl., Miami, Florida. Tel.: (305) 891-4055

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