Government Bar Date Applies to DOE Loans Even When the Servicer Is Private
As long as the student loan is owing to the government, the Fifth Circuit holds that the government bar date applies even when the servicer is a private company.
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Former CEO Found Liable by Ninth Circuit for Penalty for Unpaid Payroll Taxes
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Sandy Hook Families Say Alex Jones Cannot Hide Behind Bankruptcy
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Assets Purchased with Exempt Social Security Benefits Are Not Themselves Exempt
Two judges in Georgia say that personal property is not exempt even if the purchase was traceable to Social Security benefits.
Student Loans: Bankruptcy Filers Get $198 Million Settlement from Navient
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Second Circuit Nixes Nationwide Class Actions for Discharge Violations
The Second Circuit split with the First Circuit, which had permitted nationwide class actions because the discharge injunction is statutory.
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CFPB Sues USASF Servicing for Illegally Disabling Vehicles and for Improper Double-Billing Practices
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July Commercial Chapter 11 Filings Increase 71 Percent Over Last Year, Total Filings Up 15 Percent
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Faculty Biographies (2023 Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop)
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Circuits Are Now Split on Who Gets Appreciation in a Home When a ‘13’ Converts to ‘7’
Splitting with the Tenth Circuit, the Ninth Circuit holds that chapter 13 debtors lose post-petition appreciation in a home if the case converts to chapter 7.
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