Stockton

Panic in Detroit? Motor City Moves Closer to Possible Chapter 9 Filing

12/13/12

Detroit has seen signs of revival in its urban core following the near-death experiences of GM and Chrysler. Unfortunately, its municipal finances remain beaten down by the city’s long and precipitous decline over the past several decades. Labor and legacy costs, incurred when the auto industry thrived and the population well exceeded a million citizens, are now heav

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Game On in Stockton, CA Chapter 9 Case - Bond Insurer Sets Focus on Calpers

08/15/12

The Olympics may be over, but a potential clash of titans is gearing up in the Chapter 9 bankruptcy case of Stockton, California. Municipal bond insurer National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation (“National”) has challenged Stockton’s eligibility to be a debtor under Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code, and is focusing expressly on the city’s alleged failure to seek concessions of its pension l

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Stockton, California Chapter 9 Filing - Another Outlier, Or Harbinger?

06/29/12

Meredith Whitney, one of the first financial analysts to foresee the collapse of the housing market, famously predicted in December 2010 that a wave of municipal bond defaults was on the way. The wave, however, has yet to materialize, and the bankruptcy filing of Stockton, California will likely not change this.   

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