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MCAs: Lifesavers, or Debt Traps?

Journal Issue Nov 2023

Topic Tags Automatic Stay Claims Bankruptcy Litigation Fraudulent Transfers Plan Confirmation Preferences Predatory Lending Finance and Banking Investment Banking Lender Liability Small Business Turnaround Issues Uniform Commercial Code/Article 9

Debt-Collection Reforms Draw Congressional Focus Post-COVID

Journal Issue July 2021

Topic Tags Consumer Debt Discharge/Dischargeability Mortgage Predatory Lending

Closing the § 363(o) Loophole: Sales of Consumer Loans in Liquidating Plans

Journal Issue August 2019

Bankruptcy Code 11 U.S.C. § 363, 1123, 1129, 1141

Topic Tags Plan Confirmation Consumer Debt Mortgage Predatory Lending Business Reorganization Lender Liability

All Bark and No Bite? Pets as Collateral for Secured Loans

Journal Issue July 2019

Bankruptcy Code 522

Topic Tags Consumer Bankruptcy Consumer Debt Predatory Lending Uniform Commercial Code/Article 9

Time Is of the Essence: The Standard for a “Prompt” Cure Under § 365(b)(1)(A)

Journal Issue June 2019

Bankruptcy Code 11 U.S.C. § 365

Topic Tags BAPCPA at 10 Bankruptcy Litigation Creditors' Committee Executory Contracts/Leases Legislation Plan Confirmation Practice and Procedure Valuation Consumer Bankruptcy Consumer Debt Discharge/Dischargeability Mortgage Predatory Lending Business Reorganization Finance and Banking

When Is a House a “Home”? Varied Dates Used to Determine a Debtor’s “Principal Residence”

Journal Issue March 2019

Bankruptcy Code 105, 1322

Topic Tags Claims Bankruptcy Litigation Legislation Plan Confirmation Consumer Bankruptcy Consumer Debt Discharge/Dischargeability Mortgage Predatory Lending

One Athlete’s Personal Bankruptcy Illustrates How the Process Works

Journal Issue Dec 2018

Topic Tags Claims Bankruptcy Litigation Plan Confirmation Consumer Bankruptcy Consumer Debt Predatory Lending

Benchnotes September 2016

Journal Issue Sept 2016

Bankruptcy Code 11 U.S.C. § 363(f), 547

Topic Tags Asset Sales Claims Bankruptcy Litigation Preferences Predatory Lending Business Reorganization

What Is the CFPB, and Why Should You Care? The Bureau’s Reach Extends Beyond Consumer Advocacy

Journal Issue Dec 2015

Topic Tags Financial Advisors Consumer Debt Mortgage Predatory Lending Finance and Banking Real Estate Small Business

Debt Collectors Should Not Get a Free Pass in Bankruptcy

Journal Issue Nov 2015

Bankruptcy Code 502 3001, 7001

Topic Tags Claims Bankruptcy Litigation Fraud Consumer Bankruptcy Consumer Debt Predatory Lending