News Topic: consumer bankruptcy

Should the bankruptcy code be amended to make it easier for borrowers to seek forgiveness of student loan debt through a bankruptcy filing? ... Read full article

Should the bankruptcy code be amended to make it easier for borrowers to seek forgiveness of student loan debt through a bankruptcy filing? ... Read full article

Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press The RadioShack trademark and the rest of the intellectual property trove of the electronics retailing pioneer is going up for auction Monday as efforts continue to gather cash f ... Read full article

In a report released last year , the New York Federal Reserve estimated that student loan debt had climbed to $966 billion in 2012, with more than two-thirds of that debt owed by borrowers younger than 40 years old. The report estimated that 6.7 million ... Read full article

Should liability under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) lie against a creditor who submits a proof of claim past the statute of limitations in a consumer bankruptcy case? ... Read full article

Bankruptcy trustees are suing universities—and sometimes, college students themselves—to take back tuition that had been paid years before as part of an aggressive and growing legal tactic. ... Read full article

Joshua Roberts/Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court Monday ruled that a homeowner who failed to win confirmation of his bankruptcy-exit plan can’t immediately appeal the decision. ... Read full article

 In the debate in Wisconsin over the  Right to Work bill, the legislators opposed to the bill questioned why no businesses were testifying in support of the law, if it was--as stated--going to drive business growth. ... Read full article

I recently discovered a not-so-new paper that provides a useful answer to a question I've asked before :  Who benefits from consumer bankruptcy, and to what degree? This is a real challenge for policy-making, and well-supported answers are essential ... Read full article

President Barack Obama signs a Student Aid Bill of Rights in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 10, 2015. European Pressphoto Agency ... Read full article

With my attention drawn to other matters, my personal blogging has been light for the past month. One of the things that had my attention was the  Caulkett  case currently pending before the Supreme Court. The issue in  Caulkett  is whether a wholly ... Read full article

Yellow Pages--maybe not so much anymore. Websites, AdWords, and social media--yes, yes, and occasionally. ... Read full article

Student at Corinthian Colleges WyoTech technical school campus in Laramie, Wyo. ... Read full article

An 1830 first edition of the Mormon scripture, “Book of Mormon,” is displayed at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Church History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Se ... Read full article

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Following up on my prior pos t, the New York Court of Appeals has ruled that a rent stabilized appartment is a public benefit , rather than an asset. ... Read full article

Last week, Adam pointed us to a NYT's story on "zombie debt" after bankruptcy. I did a bit more research into the story because I had a hard time understanding the problem from the article. ... Read full article

A new legal settlement will bring in nearly $500 million for  Bernard Madoff   ’s cheated investors, putting their total recovery to date above $10 billion. Read  Jacqueline Palank’s Daily Bankruptcy Review story in The Wall Street Journal. ... Read full article