Bankruptcy Blogs

Stop Making Excuses for the CRA

01/28/13

Research may fail to prove the Community Reinvestment Act contributed to the subprime housing crisis. But its supporters also can't prove that it didn't.

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'Customer Centric' Is an Empty Nostrum

01/28/13

Yes, an effective sales organization awakens customers to newly perceived needs. But it also markets the products that yield the highest return-not necessarily the ones customers would most want to buy.

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Sabbatical for JPMorgan Risk Chief; Suggestions for Obama's SEC Nominee

01/28/13

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

Advice for Mary Jo White: "Making Them Pay (and Confess)" is what the Times' Gretchen Morgenson would like to see from White, President Obama's nominee to head the SEC. In other words, the columnist wants White to kick the SEC's habit of allowing companies to settle charges by paying fines without admitting fault. The Post notes that the agency lacks some of the awesome powers of White's former employer, the Department of...

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Exempt Assets May Be Surcharged to Remedy Debtor Misconduct

01/28/13

By: Elizabeth H. Shumejda

St. John’s Law Student

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Financial Markets Are Crazy to Expect Future Bailouts

01/28/13

Our politics is far more belligerently partisan and dogmatic now than in 2008, and the memory of the public rage over the last bailout is very fresh.

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Casey Anthony Bankruptcy

01/28/13

In July, 2011, just after the her murder trial, I wrote a blog post suggesting that Casey Anthony should file Chapter 7 bankruptcy. As many of you have read in the news, Ms. Anthony has at last filed for bankruptcy protection.

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Helpful Bankruptcy Videos

01/27/13

You’ll learn from these nine videos published by the federal government which are a good entry into a pretty scary subject.  They certainly do not substitute for sound legal advice, but they get you started on your path to a Fresh Start.

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Law Firm Does Not Qualify for Attorney Exemption in the Kansas Credit Services Organizations Act

01/26/13

By:  Lisa Fresolone

St. John’s Law Student

American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff

 

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