Bankruptcy Blogs

Web Banking Fraud Actually in Decline

03/13/12

The reality is that when technology is utilized effectively, fraud tends to decrease.

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Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!

03/13/12

It’s that time of year again for basketball, brackets and bankruptcy.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP’s Bankruptcy Blog is hosting its second competition in honor of March Madness. But instead of college basketball teams, this bracket features 20 important Chapter 11 cases battling for the designation of the top bankruptcy of all time.

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Debtor Argues Tax Refund Not Part of Bankruptcy Estate

03/13/12

Tax Refunds are Vulnerable in Bankruptcy We’ve said it time and again on the forum, tax refunds are the number one asset that trustees routinely take from debtors. Exemption laws in most states only go so far to protect cold hard cash and anything over and above your state’s designated exemption is fair game for [...]

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I'm Confused

03/13/12

What, exactly, is so gosh-darn newsworthy and exciting about the fact that distressed debt investors exist, and want to buy claims in MF Global? 

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The Daily Docket: Judge Orders Mediation for Dynegy

03/13/12

A judge ordered mediation for Dynegy Holdings LLC after a bankruptcy watchdog called for an independent trustee to take over its Chapter 11 case. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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Unified Systems: The Only Way Forward for Corporate Payments

03/12/12

A successful payment network would unite banks under a large and trusted external corporation in order to more simply and transparently tackle currently complex financial supply chains.

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Adversaries in Yu-Gi-Oh! Bankruptcy Dispute Make Amends

03/12/12

4Kids Entertainment Inc.’s real-life Yu-Gi-Oh! battle has officially drawn to a close.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Shelley C. Chapman Friday gave her blessing to the settlement deal 4Kids cooked up with a pair of Japanese companies that had played the role of adversary during its bankruptcy case.

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National Mortgage Settlement Details Posted on the Web

03/12/12

So maybe there is a settlement after all. Details have been posted on the National Mortgage Settlement web page today. http://www.nationalmortgagesettlement.com/ I won't try to summarize all this here immediately, but stay tuned for analysis of the good, the bad and the ugly. News outlets are reporting that these documents were also filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., today.

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Diversity Lacking at Federal Regulators

03/12/12

The blunt truth is that the decision-making ranks of the agencies responsible for regulating our financial system are disproportionately, sometimes shockingly, white.

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