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

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5 airports with the lowest fares

Hit the duty-free shop with the money you'll save flying to one of these destinations.

Don't be duped by year-end clearance car deals

The price might be right at a year-end car sale, but consider these factors before buying.

Rethinking good debt vs. bad debt

It might be time to redefine the terms "good debt" and "bad debt."

5 airports with the highest fares

Traveling to one of these locales for the holidays? It won't be cheap to get there.

Car lease botched. Must you still make payments?

If you have to sign new lease paperwork, you may still be liable for missed payments in the interim.

Insurance: Hiring a public adjuster

A public adjuster can extract more from the homeowners insurance company. But at a price.

Wait to take Social Security benefits until 70?

Delay Social Security until you're 70, but not a minute longer, to maximize benefits.

Bank Shareholders, Beware of Stock Repurchases

Repurchases can be used to disguise poor growth through manufactured earnings per share expansion.

Midlothian Bankruptcy Attorney On The Reason To File Chapter 13 Over Chapter 7

Link There are two basic reasons why a person would file a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. One is that you don’t qualify for a Chapter 7 because you make too much money or that you want to save a piece of property that would be vulnerable in a Chapter 7

Orland Park Bankruptcy Attorney Depicts The Meeting Of Creditors

Link The Meeting of Creditors is a very routine hearing. What happens in the Meeting of Creditors is that your case is assigned to a trustee who is going to ask you a few questions just to make sure you are the person who filed your petition and that

Beecher Bankruptcy Attorney Describes Debts That Are Non-Dischargeable

Link Debts that are non-dischargeable are court ordered payments and government payments. These include but are not limited to taxes, municipal fines, child support, domestic support obligations and student loans. But not all these are non

When Your Ex Files for Bankruptcy

If you’ve gotten divorced and your ex-spouse decides to file for bankruptcy your first instinct may be joy that you got out before things got bad. But don’t gloat too long, you may actually be responsible for part of their debt. The first thing you

California Megachurch Aims to Sell Itself to University

Reuters Interior of the Crystal Cathedral A year in bankruptcy protection finally seems to have set Crystal Cathedral Ministries down a new path. The board of the glass megachurch—a mainstay in Garden Grove, Calif., since 1961—has picked nearby

THE UNITED STATES TRUSTEE BROWN BAG SERIES

Mandatory Requirements for Debtors in Chapter 11: New procedures for electronic submission of 7-Day Package and Monthly Operating Reports to the Woodland Hills Office of the United States Trustee Presented by the Woodland Hills Field Office, Region

A Discussion of CURRENT BANKRUPTCY ISSUES in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 Cases

Proudly Presented by the Armenian Bar Association, CLE Committee Thursday, October 27, 2011 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Loyola Law School The Fritz B. Burns Academic Center Student Lounge 919 Albany Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 Panelists: Mark Horoupian --

Are You an Opportunistic Investor or Strategic Buyer?

More Retailers Are Expected to File Bankruptcy, According to DailyDAC Survey. Thanksgiving is coming soon; look for more Chapter 11s and/or distressed opportunities in the retail sector. Most of these situations involve asset sales that will not

Crystal Cathedral to be used as college campus in bankruptcy deal

"The Crystal Cathedral has endorsed selling its sprawling campus to a university as part of a bankruptcy reorganization plan, church officials said Wednesday. The church's board of directors has backed Chapman University's offer to buy the property

Banking on Inertia: Not a Customer Retention Strategy

If the only thing preventing a customer exodus is the sheer hassle of switching banks, there is a real danger that one day an enterprising company or competitor will come along and make defection easier.

Progressive Bankruptcy Laws Saves Businesses

America has one of the most progressive bankruptcy codes in the world, but it’s one of the biggest kept secret amongst both business and ordinary citizens. However, academics from around the country haven’t overlooked how bankruptcy laws impacts

National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges--10/14/11--The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Rajeev Date had the unenviable job of filling a speaking slot originally assigned to Elizabeth Warren to discuss the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He is currently the Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on the