Bankruptcy Blogs

Fleischer Does a Lubben

09/06/12

As regular Credit Slips readers know, our own Stephen Lubben has a Dealbook column over at this place called The New York Times. Now comes word that University of Colorado law professor Vic Fleischer has started a column at Dealbook on tax matters.

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Behind the Braxton Bankruptcies

09/06/12
Reuters
Toni Braxton performs on the final day of the 21st Annual St.
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When a Customer's Bad Behavior Can Bring a Bank Down

09/06/12

Some courts will deem financial institutions liable simply for knowing about the red flags, while others require proof the bank knew about their customers' schemes. This subjective standard is often unfair and difficult to manage.

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Romney Shakedown Attempt Shows Bitcoin's Laundering Potential

09/06/12

The anonymous blackmailers may be trying to manipulate the market price of bitcoins, even if their claim to possesses Romney's tax returns is hoax.

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The Daily Docket: Journal Register Enters Bankruptcy

09/06/12

Journal Register Co., the publisher behind local newspapers such as the New Haven Register, is back in bankruptcy protection, three years after emerging from a previous Chapter 11 stint. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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Let Banks Trade Securities - It's Where Their Future Lies

09/06/12

The capital markets are where growth is occurring today and if banks want to be profitable in the future they won't be able to do it solely or even principally by making loans.

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