Bankruptcy Blogs

Dreier’s Art Adviser Faces Clawback

06/14/12
Associated Press
Marc Dreier

Imprisoned attorney Marc Dreier’s former art adviser, who helped the once high-flying lawyer build an impressive art collection populated by suc

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We Met with the CFPB and Were Pleasantly Surprised

06/14/12

Many so-called consumer advocates doubt consumers can make responsible decisions about credit and believe they should be "protected" from certain financial products. We did not sense this sort of patronizing viewpoint from the new agency.

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The Daily Docket: Judge Rules for Vitro Bondholders

06/14/12

A U.S. federal judge refused Wednesday to enforce Mexican glassmaker Vitro SAB’s controversial debt restructuring in a closely watched bankruptcy case that threatened to sever the cross-border business cooperation between the two nations’ legal systems. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Bankruptcy and Foreclosure: What You Need to Know

06/13/12

OK, here’s the deal with bankruptcy and foreclosure. Despite what you may have heard, filing for bankruptcy does not necessarily permanently stop a lender from foreclosing on your home. Filing for bankruptcy will always temporarily stop the bank foreclosing on your home. This is true regardless of which chapter you file under. In some cases, [...]

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Judge Puts Out Marijuana Grower’s Chapter 11 Case

06/13/12
Associated Press/Howard County Police Department

A medical marijuana grower’s i

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The Daily Docket: Saab Assets Sold

06/13/12
Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images

Saab Automobile AB’s assets have been sold to electric-vehicle group National Electric Vehicle Sweden, Driver’s Seat

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'My Bank Made Me Fat': The Risk of the Mobile Coupon Play

06/13/12

Financial institutions and technology companies are working hard to bring location-based advertising to life, but research in psychology suggests those same offers may be draining a limited resource: our willpower.

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Bankruptcy's Living History

06/13/12

The American College of Bankruptcy (ACB) in cooperation with the Biddle Law Library at the University of Pennsylvania has made available a great and often overlooked resource for scholars who prefer to study "law on the ground" instead of just the "law in the books." The National Bankruptcy Archives collects historical material regarding the development of bankruptcy, and

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