Bankruptcy Blogs

Company That Sold Statue of Liberty Scraps Seeks Chapter 11

02/24/12
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A Tennessee company that sold off chunks of the country’s most well-known symbol of freedom—the Statue of Liberty—has filed for bankruptcy protection after years of trying to make money selling t

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Oscars Edition

02/24/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, the name Kodak Theatre is no more and Joe Torre has dropped his bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Also, sports agent Leigh Steinberg opens up about his downfall.

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Dish to Close 500 Blockbuster Stores

02/24/12
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Apparently, 2012 is not going to be the year that the Blockbuster retail store rises again.

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So Long as Big Banks Can't Fail, Small Banks Need TAG

02/24/12

I wish that I could agree with Ms. Rehm's point of view on ending the Transaction Account Guarantee program because, if I could, it would signal the end of the very discriminating too-big-to-fail policies of our government.

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Mortgage Lenders Paying Homeowners To Find Short-Sale Buyers

02/24/12

Are mortgage lenders finally “getting it?” Since the beginning of the housing crash so many homeowners have expressed to me their frustration trying to work with their mortgage company to arrange a reasonable short sale of their real estate. These homeowners could not comprehend why the mortgage lender believed it was in their interest to foreclose on a property and then own the real estate instead of working through a short sale to dispose of the property to a ready and willing buyer. 

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Top 15 Lies About Bankruptcy. Lie #2: Everyone Will Know You Filed for Bankruptcy

02/24/12

Top 15 Lies About Bankruptcy

Lie #2: Everyone Will Know You Filed for Bankruptcy

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