Bankruptcy Blogs

Complex Structured Notes Are a Lurking Liability for Banks

08/11/11

Regulators should be aware of the role banks play in steering these products into pension, endowment and foundation portfolios.

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CU Conversions Are Looking Inevitable

08/11/11

Credit union boards should see that federal taxation is a beneficial trade-off for regulatory parity and access to equity capital.

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Don't Let Young Adults Get Lost in the Credit Approval System

08/11/11

Young adults are underbanked simply because they have not previously been old enough to legally enter into a banking relationship.

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Producer Targets Real Housewife’s Ex-Husband

08/11/11
Associated Press
Sonja Tremont-Morgan

“Real Housewife of New York” Sonja Tremont-Morgan’s ex-husband is hol

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For Bank of America, Countrywide Bankruptcy Is Still an Option

08/11/11

"The real issue around Bank of America is not whether it survives, but whether it sacrifices Countrywide to save itself. More specifically, will Bank of America put Countrywide into bankruptcy? And will this stem the bleeding? The Countrywide acquisition will...

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Culture, Attitudes, and Debt

08/11/11

Rather than a post with a lot of (supposed) answers, today I have a post with a lot of questions. My goal is to start a discussion that I hope our insightful readership will take up in the comments.

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Feds For Foreclosures into Rentals, Hey! How About Stopping Foreclosures?

08/11/11

Today was a most interesting read of the newspaper. Financial stories abound each day, the news is filled with tales of the stock market crash and the double dip recession (was there ever a rise to double dip?). Here are a smattering of headlines that caught my eye: Student Loans: A Crisis in Waiting? Americans [...]

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The Daily Docket: Borders Wins OK to Auction Name, Website

08/11/11

A judge Wednesday approved procedures for an auction of Borders Group Inc.’s website and other intellectual property, a step that could keep the liquidating bookseller’s brand name alive even after its physical stores are all gone. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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'Witch Hunt' Pales in Comparison to Fair Lending Problem

08/10/11

The railing of industry representatives against DOJ investigations is out of proportion to the problem of illegal lending and discrimination observable in our banking system.

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