Bankruptcy Blogs

Regulation Is a Fair Price for Government Support

05/10/12

I've never been able to square bankers' constant demands for less regulation with their repeated requests for more government backing on loans, deposits and insurance.

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What City and State Should I File for Bankruptcy In?

05/10/12

What City and State Should I Look For a Bankruptcy Attorney In? Perhaps you have recently relocated to be closer to family or friends, were forced to move for a job or, simply have ties to two locations. To make matters a little more uncomfortable, you’re in financial distress and are considering hiring a bankruptcy [...]

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What City and State Should I File for Bankruptcy In?

05/10/12

What City and State Should I Look For a Bankruptcy Attorney In? Maybe you have recently relocated to be closer to family or friends, were forced to move for a job or, simply have ties to two locations. To make matters a little more uncomfortable, you’re in financial distress and are considering hiring a bankruptcy [...]

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Indiana Racino Takes New Name

05/10/12
Bloomberg

Indiana Live! Casino’s post-bankruptcy fate may be a question mark, but it’s losing the exclamation point.

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Let's Break the Cycle of Boom-Bust-Regulate

05/10/12

The best way to stave off regulatory excess in the wake of a financial crisis is to stop causing crises in the first place. More restraint on financial institutions' part could help.

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Do Banks Trade Stocks on Information from Their Loan Desks?

05/10/12

To ensure covenants are satisfied, loan syndicates obtain private information that would give an equity market maker an advantage. Reinstating Glass-Steagall may be the only way to prevent reuse of such information.

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The Daily Docket: Vegas Developer Looks to Shed $500M Debt

05/10/12

Las Vegas developer Bill Plise is trying to shake off some $500 million worth of personal debts in bankruptcy, mostly guarantees of bank loans linked to a bid to develop City Crossing, a $2 billion casualty of the recession. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Four Rules For Finding Bankruptcy Truths

05/10/12

Remember, when you were a child, you assumed that anything written in a book was true.

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Florida Court Approves Chapter 20 Lien Strip

05/09/12

Lien Stripping in Bankruptcy is Court Ordered Mortgage Modification One of the advantages to filing chapter 13 bankruptcy is the ability to strip an “under secured” junior mortgage lien. When a homeowner owes more on their first mortgage than their home is worth, Chapter 13 allows junior mortgages to be removed or “stripped” which has [...]

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