Bankruptcy Blogs

Hostess Sends Layoff Notices to All Workers

05/07/12
Associated Press

Hostess Brands Inc. on Friday sent out letters notifying its more-than 18,000 workers that they could be laid off in the next two months.

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Cooperate or Lose Out in Mobile Payments

05/07/12

A lack of integration among the players has depressed the U.S. score on MasterCard's Mobile Payments Readiness Index.

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Congress Asks Way Too Much of Bank Regulators

05/07/12

In the aftermath of the crisis, Congress keeps piling on rules to enforce, without proportionately increasing the number or competence of examiners. Is it any wonder overstretched supervisors never asked, "What if home prices stop going up?"

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Affidavits Are Not a Substitute for Evidence of Debt Ownership

05/07/12

The Tennessee Court of Appeals has issued a decision that highlights the problems facing credit card debt collectors in a post-robosigning world (see here and here).

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Does Texas Foreclosure Law Allow Deficiency Judgments?

05/07/12

Texas law allows lenders to pursue deficiency judgments after foreclosure A deficiency judgment arises when the proceeds from a foreclosure sale fail to satisfy the outstanding mortgage balance, and a lender wins a lawsuit seeking payment of the difference. The practice has become much more common in today’s troubled housing market, where many Americans find [...]

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Does Texas Foreclosure Law Allow Deficiency Judgments?

05/07/12

Texas law allows lenders to pursue deficiency judgments after foreclosure A deficiency judgment arises when the proceeds from a foreclosure sale fail to satisfy the outstanding mortgage balance, and a lender wins a lawsuit seeking payment of the difference. The practice has become much more common in today’s troubled housing market, where many Americans find [...]

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The Daily Docket: Judge Won’t Approve Lehman Settlement

05/07/12
Getty Images

A settlement of a lawsuit between investors who lost money in the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

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Global Bankers Must Realize Transparency Is a Two-Way Street

05/07/12

Megabank CEOs want the Fed to disclose more about its stress test models. They can show good faith by supporting the international effort to make global counterparty risk transparent.

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