ABI Blog Exchange

2014-10-09
Bankers should temper their criticism of new regulations with some support for reform, lest the American public think the industry has failed to heed the lessons of the financial crisis.

Read More from: BankThink

2014-10-09
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York was recently presented in
2014-10-09
As a chapter 13 bankruptcy lawyer in Chicago, my goal is to help people reorganize their debt or to eliminate their debt so that they can improve their financial situation. This often means saving a home from foreclosure.
2014-10-09
"What is the optimal consumer bankruptcy law?" Now that's an abstract first line that grabs my attention! I've thought about this question for most of my academic career, and I've struggled to find solid bases for an answer.

Read More from: Credit Slips

2014-10-09
The same broad powers that allowed the federal government to place Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship also allow it to reconstitute both companies.

Read More from: BankThink

2014-10-08
Today I had the opportunity to debate venue reform at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges in Chicago.   We had two excellent teams of debaters.   Arguing for the pro-reform position were Prof.
2014-10-08
Few assets in the hospitality industry are more valuable and important than the franchise agreement.  The bankruptcy filing of a franchisor or a franchisee can greatly increase the uncertainty of how and when the provisions of a franchise agreement w

Read More from: Insolvency Insights

2014-10-08
Few assets in the hospitality industry are more valuable and important than the franchise agreement.  The bankruptcy filing of a franchisor or a franchisee can greatly increase the uncertainty of how and when the provisions of a franchise agreement w

Read More from: Insolvency Insights

2014-10-08
The amount that you pay back in a chapter 13 per month is dictated by your income and your expenses.
2014-10-08
If you’re in the market for a solid, long-term investment, raw land may be worth a look.
2014-10-08
Because we couldn’t possibly top Judge Fisher’s opening line, we’re borrowing it for our introduction of
2014-10-08
The Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion should require financial institutions to perform regular, standardized and data-driven assessments of workforce and supplier diversity.

Read More from: BankThink

2014-10-08
The FSOC must provide well-reasoned justifications as to why it chooses to designate a firm as systemically important Â-- and provide a clear outline of the steps that companies can take to rid themselves of the SIFI label.

Read More from: BankThink

2014-10-08
Receiving Wide Coverage ... Geithner's Turn: Most papers weighed in with coverage of Timothy Geithner's testimony on Tuesday, from Maurice "Hank" Greenberg's lawsuit challenging the federal bailout of AIG.

Read More from: BankThink

2014-10-07
In “Getting Over the Scariness of Filing an Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition,”Commercial Bankruptcy Litigation (October 7, 2014), commercial bankruptcy attorney William Barrett argues that the risks of filing and involuntary bankruptcy petition are of
2014-10-07
As an early investor in Starbucks, Kenny G’s stock soared after the company’s IPO – up 12,000 percent.
2014-10-07
Believe it or not, there are certain circumstances where you are too broke to file. You simply don’t have the means to even come up with the filing fee which is $335. Just yesterday, a potential client walked 45 minutes to see me in my office.
2014-10-07
Regardless of whether a creditor has a claim identified in a debtor’s schedules of assets and liabilities, generally speaking, most attorneys representing creditors in the context of a chapter 11 case will advise their clients to file a formal proof