Bankruptcy Blogs

Tribal Owner of Grand Canyon Skywalk Files for Bankruptcy

03/06/13
Associated Press
People walk on the Grand Canyon Skywalk on the Hualapai Indian Reservation at Grand Canyon West, Ariz.

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Focus on Easy Refis Leaves Harp's Potential Unfulfilled

03/06/13

The Home Affordable Refinancing Program should not be judged by the total number of completed refis. The true measure of success of any mortgage relief program should be the percentage of high-risk borrowers who ultimately benefit.

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National Consumer Protection Week and Disclosure 3.0

03/06/13

It’s National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW)!   Federal, state, local, and nonprofit consumer protection agencies and organizations are making extra efforts to promote consumer awareness. 

First I have to get out of my system thoughts of Tom Lehrer’s song, National Brotherhood Week:

                Step up and shake the hand/Of someone you can’t stand . . .

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'Too Big to Fail' Is a Distraction

03/06/13

Breaking up the nation's megabanks will not herald a new Golden Age where market discipline reigns supreme.

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The Daily Docket: ResCap Wins Exclusivity Extension

03/06/13

A judge on Tuesday gave Residential Capital LLC 60 days from now to file a restructuring plan without having to worry about rival proposals, as the company seeks to settle the complex issues surrounding its bankruptcy case. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Use Your Branches' Empty Spaces to Promote Small Businesses

03/06/13

Finding ways to spotlight and promote our small business customers within our branches strengthens a customer's bond with his bank like few things can.

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Dow Hits Record High; Will Gensler Spend a Second Term at CFTC?

03/06/13

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

All About the Dow: Despite "tepid economic growth" and "political gridlock" (most recently personified by the ongoing sequester), the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high on Tuesday, climbing 125.95 points, or 0.89%, to 14253.77 and exceeding the previous record set in October 2007. But will the rally last? Maybe, posits the Journal. Or, alternately, should more investors pile in? Possibly, says the Times, due largely to the ongoing efforts of...

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