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Most people have a negative association with the word bankruptcy.  However, often what you heard is misleading and misinformed statements from people who are not well versed in bankruptcy law. Many very successful people and businesses have filed bankruptcy and have gone on to become very prosperous.  That is why we urge you schedule a [...]

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This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Twinkies might get backed by some star power, and British actress Amanda Abbington has declared herself insolvent. Also, Michael Vick had to cancel his book tour because of threats of violence against him.

Regulators are not in the bank on a day-to-day basis; usually they can only judge actions after the fact and without all of the relevant information and considerations.

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Stress Tests, Part II: Second round of results of the Federal Reserve's stress tests are in. The big items to note, per the headlines: Ally Financial and BB&T had their capital plans denied; JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs received "conditional" approval for theirs since the Fed has concerns about their "ability to adequately estimate losses" when faced with a severe economic event (Both now have until September to resubmit capital proposals); and...

In a key decision in the Northern District of Georgia, Judge Hagenau has ruled that a secured creditor is only entitled to a secured claim, pursuant to § 506(b), to the extent of its actual and reasonable fees rather than contractual and statutory fees after a foreclosure sale where the property has not been abandoned.  Most Promissory Notes and Security Deeds call for contractual attorneys fees and expenses upon default.  The contractual and statutory attorneys fees are up to 15% of the loan amount and may or