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

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Careful when hiring a discount broker

Low commissions and flat fees sound good, but be sure to read the fine print.

I Am Your Bankruptcy Lawyer … What Do I Do?

Consumer bankruptcy lawyers are among the most unappreciated and underpaid people in the entire bankruptcy system. On a time spent basis, we rarely get paid our full hourly rate for the time we put into each case. On a benefit to our client basis, we

Bankruptcy Mediation Program Discussed on 89.9 FM

WHAT: Bankruptcy attorney Chip Parker will join The Honorable Paul M. Glenn, Bankruptcy Judge, and the Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee Douglas Neway to discuss the bankruptcy court’s new Bankruptcy Residential Mortgage Mediation Program. WHEN: January

A New Theory of the Role of the GSEs in the Housing Bubble

Bill Black has an interesting new take on the role of Fannie and Freddie in the housing bubble. He sees their investment in non-prime mortgages as being driven by executive compensation, rather than a fight for market share against investment bank

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Consequences For Earned Income Tax Credit And Child Tax Credit

Income tax refunds are part of the Chapter 7 debtor’s bankruptcy estate. Debtors who file Chapter 7 bankruptcy during the first four months of the calendar year and in November or December of the proceeding year should expect the Chapter...

6 travel scams to avoid on your next trip

Travelers beware. These con games can separate you from your valuables in no time.

Calculating Charity: Does PR Diminish the Value?

In this world of tax deductibility, image burnishing and damage control, does that old saw about giving versus receiving have any contemporary relevance?

After HAMP Failure Bankruptcy Provides Relief

HAMP is usually the first stop for homeowners trying to save their home. They fill out a ton of paperwork and then wait – and wait — for a response from the lender. The lucky ones are told right off that they don’t qualify for a mortgage modification

Involuntary Bankruptcy: How It Works

Mamtek, a company based in Moberly, Missouri, is currently facing the potential of a forced Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing by five of its creditors. The situation involves Mamtek, which manufactures an artificial sweetener, and its plans to open a plant

Update: Second Circuit Grants SEC’s Request for Emergency Hold on Citigroup Lawsuit

There has been another development in the SEC and Citigroup settlement saga, which we have been covering over the last few weeks. On Tuesday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which is handling the SEC’s appeal of District Court Judge Jed S

Co-Debtor Bankruptcy Protection From IRS

When a debtor files Chapter 13 bankruptcy the automatic stay protection is extended to cover co-debtors of consumer debts. Consumer debts include those “incurred by an individual primarily for a personal, family, or household purpose” such as credit

Class Certification Continues to “Gum up the Works” in Bankruptcy

By: Ravi Vohra St. John’s Law Student American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff In Motors Liquidation Co., [1] the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York denied class certification and disallowed two claims set forth by the Botha

Discrimination in Hiring Based on Past Bankruptcy Filing Allowed for Private Employers

By: Megan Quail St. John’s Law Student American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff Recently, in Myers v. Toojay’s Management Corp., the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment in favor of a private business

Who Really Needs the CFPB? Not Consumers

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can already pay boundless sums to political allies, the self-described consumerist organizations.

4 tips to avoid costly winter car repairs

Winter can wreak havoc on your car. Follow these tips to stay ahead of the storm.

Co-signing a car loan won't hike insurance

If you're the co-signer on a car loan, it's not likely that your car insurance would rise.

Bold Predictions, Part II - Merkel Makes Mayhem

Fearless forecasts for bank risk management in the new year.

Bold Predictions, Part I - Durbin Rewrites Durbin

Fearless forecasts for bank regulation and reform in the new year.

Where Banks Failed, a Video Game Succeeded

World of Warcraft players are willing to buy security tokens at $6.50 a pop. Why aren't bank customers?

Bankers' Favorite Metrics Botch Liquidity Risk

The narrow, specialized definition of risk we've used for the past quarter century has facilitated risk modeling at the cost of excluding an entire category of risk.