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Insolvency Service “reframes” view of creditor – IPs can apply their discretion (UK)

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Can home loan be modified amid bankruptcy?

Though you've filed for bankruptcy, your mortgage lender may still cut you some slack.

Can a Credit Card Company Protest My Bankruptcy Petition?

Debtors overwhelmed with credit card debt may look to file bankruptcy to help them get a fresh start. While there are qualifications to being eligible to file there is also the possibility of a credit card company protesting or blocking your petition

In re USDigital, Inc.: The Delaware Bankruptcy Court Analyzes Stern v. Marshall

Alan Root In In re USDigital, Inc., 461 B.R. 276 (Bankr. D. Del. Dec. 20, 2011), a recent opinion from a Delaware bankruptcy court analyzing the reach and impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Stern v. Marshall, 131 S. Ct. 2594, 2616 (2011)

Your Staff's Time is as Valuable as the Customer's

Managers and front line folks readily acknowledge and accept the importance of respecting customers' time. Why would they be any less respectful of their their managers', employees' or their own?

Why FHFA Is Wrong on Principal Forgiveness

Now that the agency has revealed the reasoning behind its stubborn opposition to principal reduction, the problems with its argument are clear.

03-22-2012: Treatment of IP Licenses in Bankruptcy; Auditing Considerations

Weil Partner, Debra Dandeneau, will be a panelist at the Practising Law Institute’s seminar: Advanced Licensing Agreements 2012. March 22, 2012 – New York, NY 4:00 pm The topic, Treatment of IP Licenses in Bankruptcy; Auditing Considerations, will

Littwin on Bankruptcy Without a Lawyer

A few weeks ago, Katie Porter noted the release of the new book, Broke: How Debt Bankrupts the Middle Class. We are trying to feature posts from the authors of Broke about their contributions. Today's post comes from Professor Angela Littwiin of the

Bible and Bankruptcy

Bible and Bankruptcy, Part 1 by Bankruptcy Attorney in St. Louis Tobias Licker What does the Bible tell us about bankruptcy? The authors of the Bible didn’t know about Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, however, the question what happens if a debtor cannot

Filing Joint Bankruptcies in Massachusetts

When filing for bankruptcy protection in Massachusetts, is it necessary to file jointly if you are married? The simple answer is no. There is no Massachusetts law or federal bankruptcy rule requiring spouses to file jointly. Often one partner has

Uncertainty Crippling Bank Stocks, Killing M&A

Isn't the most important, pervasive reason why banks and bank stocks are not bought that no one can have confidence what rules banks will have to follow, and hence what they will earn or be worth, one year or five years from now?

Banks Can Only Lose from Lobbying to Extend Crisis Program

Extending the law that provides unlimited deposit insurance on non-interest bearing demand deposits would send a signal that just maybe the industry is not fully healthy and still needs support.

Bumpy Transition to New Regulators for Thrifts

Moving to OCC and Fed oversight hasn't been easy for thrifts. Some of the problems have to do with differing priorities among agencies and natural competition among banking regulators.

When is Insurance Really NOT Insurance? When the “agent” really is NOT an agent

This seems to be insurance week for me. Later this week, I’ll jump into a recent court case that recently hit the headlines. Today, however, I received an e-mail warning of the POSSIBLE unauthorized issuance of property insurance polices by “ an

Bloomberg: Banks Paying Homeowners to Avoid Foreclosures

By Prashant Gopal - Feb 7, 2012 Banks, accelerating efforts to move troubled mortgages off their books, are offering as much as$35,000 or more in cash to delinquent homeowners to sell theirproperties for less than they owe. Lenders have routinely

To Restructure or Liquidate? – That is the Question: Dueling CCAA and Receivership Applications

NORTH OF THE BORDER UPDATE This article has been contributed to the blog by Steven Golick and Andrea Lockhart. Steven Golick is a partner in the insolvency and restructuring group of Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, and Andrea Lockhart is an associate in

The Daily Docket: Lehman, J.P. Morgan Fight Takes Center Stage

A legal fight between Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. over claims that the bank illegally siphoned billions of dollars from Lehman in the weeks before its collapse illustrates what happens when the “shadow” banking system

Kodak Stars in Oscars Jokes

Associated Press Host Billy Crystal speaks onstage during the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday. If he was taking bets on Sunday’s Academy Awards, Judge Allan L. Gropper of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan would have won. That’s because even though

More Americans Struggling to Pay Student Loan Debt

MSNBC recently did a report on the effects unpaid student loans are having on thousands of Americans, and from the looks of it the economy may suffer if those who owe on outstanding loans don’t get the financial relief needed in order to stay afloat

Lyons Bankruptcy Attorney Recommends Checking Your Credit

Link Lyons bankruptcy attorney believes that the best website to pull your credit reports for free is www.annualcreditreport.com. Once a year, you can pull all three of your bureaus under federal law. What I recommend is that you pull one credit

Hoffman Estates Bankruptcy Attorney and Chapter 13

Link Hoffman Estates bankruptcy attorney states that mortgages are handled through a bankruptcy in a couple different ways. If you are up to date on your mortgage payments, then you just simply make your mortgage payments despite filing either a