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Troubled brokerage Peregrine files for bankruptcy following fraud charges - Washington Post

07/10/12

WASHINGTON — The Iowa-based brokerage firm that has been unable to account for $220 million in customer money is filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. Peregrine Financial Group filed in a Chicago court the same day that it was accused of fraud by ...

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San Bernardino may file for bankruptcy - Los Angeles Times

07/10/12

Facing a mounting budget deficit and dwindling tax revenue, the San Bernardino City Council on Tuesday is scheduled to consider drastic budget cuts, possibly filing for bankruptcy, to save the city from financial ruin. The city’s fiscal crisis ...

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San Bernardino may file for bankruptcy - Los Angeles Times

07/10/12

Facing a mounting budget deficit and dwindling tax revenue, the San Bernardino City Council on Tuesday is scheduled to consider drastic budget cuts, possibly filing for bankruptcy, to save the city from financial ruin. The city’s fiscal crisis ...

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AMR CEO says it's time to weigh merger options - AP - msnbc.com

07/10/12

He said the company, working with its creditors, will soon reach out to "interested parties." That wasn't Horton's attitude when AMR filed for Chapter 11 protection in November. For months, he insisted that the company should delay any merger talk until it ...

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Peregrine files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy - Reuters

07/10/12

(Reuters) Peregrine Financial Group Inc, the regulated unit of the brokerage PFGBest, has filed to liquidate under Chapter 7 of the U.S. bankruptcy code, a court filing shows. Tuesday's filing with the U.S. bankruptcy court shows that Peregrine ...

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Peregrine files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy - Reuters UK

07/10/12

(Reuters) - Peregrine Financial Group Inc, the regulated unit of the brokerage PFGBest, has filed to liquidate under Chapter 7 of the U.S. bankruptcy code, a court filing shows. Tuesday's filing with the U.S. bankruptcy court shows that ...

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SemGroup trust sues Barclays over $143 million fee - YAHOO!

07/10/12

The lawsuit was filed by the trustee managing a litigation trust for SemGroup, which is trying to gather funds to repay creditors. The trust is led by Bettina Whyte, managing director at restructuring firm Alvarez & Marsal. SemGroup filed for bankruptcy ...

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Former Bankruptcy Trustee Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Stealing from Estates - FBI Press Room (press release)

07/10/12

On December 5, 2008, the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy was converted from a Chapter 11 to a Chapter 7 case, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut appointed Daly trustee of the estate. As trustee, Daly was responsible for closing the ...

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Ocala Funding files bankruptcy, seeks to examine FHFA - Reuters UK

07/10/12

According to a filing by Ocala with the U.S. bankruptcy court in Jacksonville ... Mac and Fannie Mae (FNMA.OB), which the federal government seized on September 7, 2008 amid mounting losses from mortgages and the U.S. housing slump.

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Ocala Funding files bankruptcy, seeks to examine FHFA - Reuters

07/10/12

According to a filing by Ocala with the U.S. bankruptcy court in Jacksonville ... which the federal government seized on September 7, 2008 amid mounting losses from mortgages and the U.S. housing slump. An FHFA spokeswoman declined immediate ...

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