Bankruptcy Blogs

Bankruptcy Tweets of 2011-2012 Cases - A Year in Review - V.2

08/31/12

Here's more in the continuing "Year in Review" series, delivering more of my backlog of twitter posts of case developments in the past 12 months.  RSS Feeds are also available of my Twitter post, which later are collected here.  My 1,500 previous twitter posts of case developments are here.

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Bankruptcy Tweets of 2011-2012 Cases - A Year in Review - V.2

08/31/12

Here's more in the continuing "Year in Review" series, delivering more of my backlog of twitter posts of case developments in the past 12 months.  RSS Feeds are also available of my Twitter post, which later are collected here.  My 1,500 previous twitter posts of case developments are here.

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The Government's Perfect Storm Caused the Financial Crisis

08/30/12

Despite warnings of the potential dire consequences, a steady stream of government policies enabled and encouraged banks to make mortgages to people who could not afford them.

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Whither Pink Slime?

08/30/12
Associated Press
This March 29, 2012, file photo, shows the beef product known as lean finely textured beef, or “pink slime, ” during a plant tour of Beef Products Inc.
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How to Make Customers Love Your Bank

08/30/12

In order to increase loyalty, financial institutions need to embrace social media, increase value to retain existing customers and use data to design competitive rewards programs.

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Bankruptcy Tweets of 2011-2012 Cases - A Year in Review - V.1

08/30/12

My firm has significantly supported me this past summer in getting my backlog of 2,000 or so twitter-ready posts of case developments in the past 12 months uploaded to the Lexblog server so that each Twitter post has a user-friendly case link associated with it.

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Bankruptcy Tweets of 2011-2012 Cases - A Year in Review - V.1

08/30/12

My firm has significantly supported me this past summer in getting my backlog of 2,000 or so twitter-ready posts of case developments in the past 12 months uploaded to the Lexblog server so that each Twitter post has a user-friendly case link associated with it.

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The Daily Docket: Bain-Owned Contec Enters Bankruptcy

08/30/12

Contec Holdings Ltd., the cable-box repair company owned by Bain Capital Partners, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday with a plan in hand to restructure some $360 million in debt. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Barclays Has a New Boss to Deal with the Fresh Probe Started by Serious Fraud Office

08/30/12

Receiving Wide Coverage ... Barclays Is Very Busy: The British bank named Antony Jenkins, its head of retail and business banking, as chief executive. The Journal says the move may represent "a shift in focus" away from investment banking as Barclays tries to revamp its image following its involvement in the London interbank offered rate scandal. Soon-to-be-board chairman David Walker told the FT "it was clear that Antony was the outstanding choice" and called his track...

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Eminent Domain Will Drive Homeownership into the Sunset

08/30/12

Should San Bernardino's plan to seize underwater mortgages through eminent domain move forward, its home values would likely plummet and local credit would dry up.

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