Bankruptcy Blogs

Resurrecting Glass-Steagall means resurrecting the large, highly-leveraged investment banks engaged in high-risk trading for their own accounts.

Receiving Wide Coverage ... Making Dollars on Data: As financial institutions turn to technology for revenue, efforts have been made to capitalize on personal data. American Express's Serve, for example, banks on the idea merchants will pay for spending habit data captured by the digital platform. But, as this article from CNNMoney illustrates, there are other, possibly better ways to capitalize on the data craze. According to the article, several start-ups are developing "data lockers," a...

In a case of first impression, the Georgia Court of Appeals has held that a foreclosure notice must identify both the secured lender and the "individual or entity who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor."  Reese v.

Shouldn't we want to preserve the benefits of being big, global and diversified if society can manage these banks' risk exposures and support their stabilizing effects on economic order?

Ahern Rentals Inc.’s bid to retain control of its bankruptcy case has triggered protests from noteholders who blame the company’s chief executive for stalling its reorganization and who accuse him of twisting the process for his own benefit. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.