2016-01-08
Bankruptcy Form Changes On December 1, 2015, almost all of the bankruptcy forms and schedules were amended.
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2016-01-08
For all the attention nonbank fintech firms get, they still have a long way to go before winning over key customer segments, such as business banking customers.
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2016-01-08
For-profit education, a sector that generates $30 billion in annual revenues, has become increasingly volatile, having fallen victim to a number of economic and legal pressures that have eroded enrollment in for-profit schools by 16 percent between 2
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2016-01-08
A concept that predated bitcoin itself is becoming more than a thought exercise as blockchains explore ways to harness smart contracts for greater uses.
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2016-01-08
New York Times
Investment bankers the world over are salivating at the fee bonanza that would emerge from a potential Saudi Aramco IPO.
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2016-01-08
Dov Charney, the ousted chief executive of retailer American Apparel Inc., found an investor to back a $
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2016-01-07
According to the latest figures from Epiq Systems, total U.S. bankruptcy filings dropped 10% in 2015.
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2016-01-07
Quite a few Credit Slips bloggers and former guests are panelists at the session the Debtor-Creditor Section of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) meeting.The session is entitled, "Bankruptcy for the Ninety-Five Percent: Making t
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2016-01-07
Upcoming Committee Formation Meeting: January 14, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.
Case Name: Swift Energy Company
Case Number: 15-12670 (MFW)
Read More from: Bankruptcy and Restructuring Law Monitor
2016-01-07
Cathy Bessant pitches her bank to fintech startups; Blythe Masters pitches her fintech startup to banks; skepticism about Sallie Krawcheck's venture.
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2016-01-07
In theory, Sen. Bernie Sanders' plan to use Section 121 of the Dodd-Frank Act to break up the big banks sounds plausible. In practice, it won't ever happen. Here's why.
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2016-01-07
Section 105(a) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that a bankruptcy court “may issue any order, process, or judgment that is necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this title.” 11 U.S.C.
Read More from: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
2016-01-07
The Bankruptcy Blog previously published an extensive guid
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2016-01-07
Sen. Richard Shelby's bill changing how regulators gauge if a bank is "systemic" would refocus post-crisis policy on institutions that pose the greatest threat.
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2016-01-07
A judge ruled that two bondholder lawsuits against Caesars Entertainment Corp. over deals that involve its unit in bankruptcy must go to trial.
Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat
2016-01-06
As if the various statements, schedules, and reports that debtors are compelled to file with a bankruptcy court containing information about the debtor’s assets and liabilities aren’t enough of a reminder that disclosure and transparency are of utmos
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