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The Daily Docket: FDIC Says BofA Owes Colonial $900M

01/18/12

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says Bank of America Corp. owes the failed Colonial Bank $900 million for losses suffered when Colonial collapsed in the wreckage of Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp.’s multibillion-dollar bank fraud. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Hostess Can Borrow on Loan

01/13/12

A judge on Thursday said Hostess Brands Inc. could begin borrowing on a $75 million loan from a lender group led by Silver Point Capital LP one day after the maker of Twinkies and Wonder bread filed its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in less than eight years. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Ernst Seeks Dismissal of Lehman Suit

01/12/12

Ernst & Young is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the New York Attorney General accusing the accounting giant of helping Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. disguise its financial condition while collecting more than $150 million in fees from the firm. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Lehman Australia Seeks Bankruptcy

01/10/12

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s Australian subsidiary is seeking bankruptcy protection under U.S. law and said its assets could include $1.3 billion to cover investors’ losses tied to synthetic collateralized-debt obligations. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: BofA, Barclays Can Move Ahead on Archstone

01/09/12

A judge on Friday said Bank of America Corp. and Barclays PLC could move forward with a $1.33 billion sale of half their stake in the Archstone apartment company to Sam Zell’s Equity Residential, calling Archstone co-owner Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s bid to halt the deal an attempt to get the stake for itself at a lower price. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Kodak Preparing for Bankruptcy

01/05/12

According to The Wall Street Journal, Eastman Kodak Co. is readying itself to file for Chapter 11 protection in the coming weeks.

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The Daily Docket: Quiznos Reaching Debt Deal

12/22/11

Quiznos is reaching a deal to restructure about $870 million in debt, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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The Daily Docket: Doral to Hit Auction Block

12/20/11

The owner of several luxury resorts has won permission to place its Doral Golf Resort & Spa on the auction block, with a $150 million bid from Donald Trump’s hotel group leading the way. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Supreme Court to Weigh Credit Bidding

12/13/11

The U.S. Supreme Court has opted to weigh in on one of the hottest topics in bankruptcy: whether lenders have the right to use debt as currency in bankruptcy auctions. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Lehman Plan Confirmed

12/07/11

A judge on Tuesday confirmed Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s $65 billion creditor-payment plan, one final major milestone in the investment bank’s record-setting bankruptcy case and a cathartic ending to the collapse that tipped world economies into chaos in 2008. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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