Bankruptcy Blogs

Opportunities for Banks Remain in Mortgage Market

10/08/13

A well-structured mortgage business will generate strong revenues that can help offset declines elsewhere, regulatory challenges and interest rate volatility notwithstanding.

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Why Some People Face More Bill Collection Harassment than Others

10/08/13

bill collection harassmentWere you aware that credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian and Trans Union) have assigned you a score which reflects the likelihood that you

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Why Some People Face More Bill Collection Harassment than Others

10/08/13

bill collection harassmentWere you aware that credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian and Trans Union) have assigned you a score which reflects the likelihood that you

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A Beautiful Branch Only Depreciates in Value

10/08/13

Selecting a property, hiring an architect, building designers, interiors, vendors and technology providers all encompass a project that amounts to a two-year business interruption. It does nothing to attract a client base.

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The Daily Docket: Energy Conversion Trustee Sues Companies for $950M

10/08/13

A bankruptcy trustee for failed solar panel manufacturer Energy Conversion Devices is suing three Chinese companies for $950 million over allegations of price fixing and the dumping of cheap solar panels that drove the U.S. company out of business. Read the DBR Small Cap article via The Wall Street Journal.

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D.C. Jitters Go Global; Wrongdoer Faces Music

10/08/13

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

Beijing to D.C.: This Isn't Funny: America's political dysfunction has reached such heights that even foreigners are feeling compelled to speak up. China and Japan, which have stocked up on trillions of dollars of Uncle Sam's IOUs, began publicly expressing concerns that the interest payments on them could be in peril. "The clock is ticking," Beijing warned in its first official comments on the stalemate, while urging Washington pols to "ensure the...

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Hello, kettle? This is the pot. We should talk.

10/07/13

From the October 7 Financial Times, there's this opinion piece by Elliott's Jay Newman. The gist of it is that, for more than a decade, Elliott has been uber-reasonable in trying to negotiate with Argentina, but that the country has simply refused to discuss how much more it is willing to pay...

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Furlough Raises Moral Questions

10/07/13

Snaking up a mountain road toward our favorite trailhead yesterday, Stewart and I realized we’d face some moral dilemmas when we arrived. Assuming we could get into the National Forest at all, would we pay the fee, even though no one would fine us if we didn’t? Yes, we concluded. Fair is fair. Would we use the restrooms even though we knew they were not being cleaned?  As we left civilization, the answer to this one became increasingly “yes.” Would we throw our breakfast burrito wrappers in the bear-proof garbage cans? You bet.

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Fifth Circuit Nixes Consent in Stern Cases

10/07/13
A failed bid to reap a Beanie Baby bonanza, which resulted in a fifteen year legal odyssey for a chapter 13 debtor and his attorneys, will live on a while longer as a result of the Fifth Circuit’s recent interpretation of Stern v. Marshall.
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