Bankruptcy Blogs

The Fed on Mortgage Servicing

01/07/12

I had the privilege today of hearing Federal Reserve Board Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin deliver the keynote address to the Section on Financial Institutions at the American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting.  Governor Bloom Raskin's topic: mortgage servicing, which is not something the Fed has previously addressed.  I strongly commend her speech to you.

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Resolution Mindset and Bankruptcy

01/07/12
Get the word out.  You have the power to change your mindset.

Get the word out. You have the power to change your mindset.

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Ace Out-of-the-Ordinary Interactions to Win Loyal Customers

01/06/12

Banks must boost their ability to deliver exceptional experiences at those critical "moments of truth" that matter most to consumers, such as replacing a lost or stolen credit card or negotiating a loan.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Joe Torre Edition

01/06/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Joe Torre heads to bat for a Dodgers bid, and “Next 50” may finally be over. Also, a “Real Housewife” will meet up with Donald Trump.

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Borders Gift-Card Holders Demand Payment

01/06/12
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Borders closed the last of its giant bookstores in September. But some readers didn’t get the memo.

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Treasury's on First, FHFA's on Second, I Don't Know's on Third

01/06/12

There's more confusion in the Obama administration's policy response to the foreclosure crisis than an Abbott and Costello routine. Now the Fed steps up to the plate.

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The Right Kind of Broke? Judge Weighs Deeply Insolvent County's Eligibility For Chapter 9 Protection

01/06/12

The travails of Jefferson County, Alabama are well known. Ordered by a federal court to upgrade its sewer system in the late 1990’s, the project was marred by corruption, cost overruns and financing with complex derivatives that ultimately saddled the County with over $3 billion i

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The Daily Docket: Lehman Fights Over Archstone

01/06/12

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. sparred in court Thursday with Bank of America Corp. and Barclays PLC over the future of the Archstone apartment company if a big stake in the firm ends up in the hands of its biggest rival, Sam Zell’s Equity Residential. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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