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

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Missouri Bankruptcy Exemptions

In all bankruptcy proceedings certain assets are exempt from being taken, meaning that you are entitled to keep them. These assets are protected by exemptions and are defined by the state. Federal exemptions are not available in Missouri. These state

The Basics of the Bankruptcy Process

The decision to file for bankruptcy is a very important and personal decision. If you are considering filing for bankruptcy there are a number of things to consider and a number of common pitfalls to avoid. Even after making the decision to file for

Justice Calls for Foreclosure Mediation Support

The Justice Department's project on access to justice has issued a report summarizing current research on state foreclosure mediation programs, calling for more funding and support. The report offers an excellent summary of the best available

Coming Soon to Score Your Company's Governance Practices: ISS GRId 2.0

As 2011 neared a close, ISS announced that it will update its Governance Risk Indicators (called GRId 2.0) on February 24, 2012 to score all Russell 3000 companies. For the first time, actual scores in each of the categories of Board, Compensation

Coming Soon to Score Your Company's Governance Practices: ISS GRId 2.0

As 2011 neared a close, ISS announced that it will update its Governance Risk Indicators (called GRId 2.0) on February 24, 2012 to score all Russell 3000 companies. For the first time, actual scores in each of the categories of Board, Compensation

Bankruptcy Can Save Your Business!

Bankruptcy helps individuals with debt problems. It can also reorganize a business such as a corporation or partnership. And it can protect a sole proprietorship! A Chapter 13 bankruptcy is designed to help reorganize one’s debts. It allows a debtor

Banks Should Stop Financing Payday Loan Sharks

The CFPB can and should impose safeguards against predatory payday lending institutions. And big banks should take heed and stop providing these lenders with lines of credit.

What is the Relationship Between Credit Cards and Mortgage Delinquency?

Previously I mentioned this new paper on homeowners in bankruptcy in the American Bankruptcy Law Journal. The central goal of the paper was to investigate what makes homeowners more or less likely to have mortgage troubles as they head into

Who has to file taxes?

The IRS doesn't require a tax return from some individuals. Find out if you have to file.

Structured CDs: a hedge without much return

These CDs shelter you from a downshifting market, but there are better ways to hedge your bets.

6 surprising IRA investment options

Tired of plain vanilla holdings? You can try spicing things up if you can handle the risk.

The skinny on checking accounts for teens

Here's what parents and kids should know about teen checking accounts before jumping in.

Founding Fathers Would Have Wanted to Keep CFPB in Check

Setting up a bureaucracy free of any checks and balances is based on a Platonic, that is, an anti-democratic, idea. It rests on the assertion of the superior knowledge of the employees of the bureau.

The Right Kind of Broke? Judge Weighs Deeply Insolvent County's Eligibility For Chapter 9 Protection

The travails of Jefferson County, Alabama are well known. Ordered by a federal court to upgrade its sewer system in the late 1990's, the project was marred by corruption, cost overruns and financing with complex derivatives

Dream Like Walt Disney

Bankruptcy is not the end of the world but a way to get a second lease on life without the burden of debt. It's can be an opportunity to live your life with optimism and happiness. Though it may seem improbable to you, even if you file bankrupcy, you

Strategies to Stop Foreclosure

If you’re facing a foreclosure you have to really look at your situation and decide whether you are okay with the foreclosure going through or if you want to avoid it. Then if you decide you don’t want to face a foreclosure you need to determine if

AMR’s American Eagle Hires Bain to Review Labor Costs

Getty Images Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney continues to defend his past role at investment firm Bain Capital as a job creator rather than a job terminator despite his opponents’ allegations to the contrary. So perhaps it’s a case of

Cancer Care Comes With Medical Debt

According to Cure one of the big side effects of cancer is financial toxicity. It’s easy to rack up medical bills when fighting for your life against cancer, in addition to the co-payments, the deductibles, the uncovered costs, the days and hours

Look to Emerging Markets for the Most Valuable Bank Acquisitions

Emerging markets tend to have low penetration rates for banking services, which gives Western banks an opportunity to grow at a higher rate than is possible in their home markets.

Why Big Banks Should Fear a Candidate with No Chance of Winning

Republican Jon Huntsman is putting a conservative imprint on the idea of breaking up the largest banks.