Bankruptcy Blogs

North Texas Bancshares, Inc., Files for Bankruptcy in Delaware

10/21/13

On October 16, 2013, North Texas Bancshares of Delaware, Inc. and North Texas Bancshares, Inc.

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How CFPB Rule Will Impede Remittances to War-Torn Nations

10/21/13

It’s almost impossible to disclose the exact amount of third-party fees that will be charged for delivering money when those third parties may include a village council or military authority.

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Let Customers Dictate the Path to Branch Transformation

10/21/13

Customers want to bank in the most convenient way for them. Banks don’t need to close their branches necessarily, but they certainly must transform them to address this fundamental shift in behavior.

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Bankruptcy and Rent Control

10/21/13

Totally out of my area of expertise, but I wanted to draw Slips readers' attention to a case discussed in this morning's NY Times, being handled by former guest blogger Ronald Mann, among others.

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The Daily Docket: NRG to Buy Edison Mission

10/21/13

Electricity producer NRG Energy Inc. is set to buy Edison Mission for $2.6 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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JPM's Tentative Settlement; FHFA Targets B of A

10/21/13

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

JPMorgan Chase's Deal: Over the weekend the country's largest financial institution reached a tentative $13 billion settlement with the Justice Department over the bank's questionable mortgage practices. But despite the record penalty, the bank's board is standing firmly behind its chief executive Jamie Dimon, whose role in negotiating the settlement only seemed to cement the board's support. A phone call by Dimon to a top deputy of Attorney General Eric Holder ahead...

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Brunner: Vicious, Stupid, and Stubborn

10/20/13
Trailer screenshot, The Ten Commandments, Paramount

Trailer screenshot, The Ten Commandments, Paramount

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I Have A Judgment Against Me, Will Bankruptcy Help?

10/18/13

I have often been asked if bankruptcy is still an option if a judgment has been entered.  Most times, a bankruptcy can still be very beneficial.  But, we have to determine the effect of the judgment.

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Lawsky vs. Tribal Lenders; Who Should Be the Moral Police?

10/18/13

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.

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