ABI Blog Exchange
By Katy Stech and Joseph Checkler
This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, a company formerly headed by “L.A. Law” actor Corbin Bernsen took its drama to bankruptcy court, and the Los Angeles Dodgers were sued by Fox Sports over broadcasting rights.
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint with U.S. District Court alleging that Christopher Mallett has engaged in deceptive practices online, targeting debt-ridden consumers.
This month, our “Breaking the Code” random-topic-generating wheel of fortune (or terror, as the case may be) has landed on section 363(j) of the Bankruptcy Code.
The Friendly’s restaurant chain is preparing for a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and potential sale, The Wall Street Journal reports
In the previous installment, we discussed the 8th Circuit’s Benn decision which began a sea change in Missouri bankruptcy exemption
Under the weight of new rules, banks are dropping free checking. Find out how to keep it.
Want to host a product sampling party? Find out what's in it for you and your friends.
If the car loan was conditional and the lender reneges, you may have to return your car.
Use every tool at your disposal, including a Roth IRA, so you can retire in style.
One thing beats a gimmick when selling a home: setting the right asking price.
Don't just look at a used car's spit and polish. Test the oil to peer into the engine.
If you choose a cash-out refinance over student loans, you still get a tidy tax deduction.
The most dramatic reforms proposed by the European Commission could require audit-only firms, auditor rotation every nine years, and dual audits, as well as enhanced auditor reporting to shareholders.
Is Bank of America charging for debit cards because it is shortsighted or because it is too bloated to compete against smaller institutions for consumer accounts?
The "bigger is better" view was supported by the notion that economies of scale would allow for a multitude of virtuous outcomes. If only this were true.