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

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FSOC Three Step: Financial Stability Oversight Council Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Outlining Criteria for Designating Nonbank SIFIs

The United States in the decades before the crisis allowed a large amount of risk to build up in a variety of institutions outside the formal banking system. When the storm hit, that put enormous pressure on that system, causing a lot of tension and

The Daily Docket: Lehman Says Deutsche Bank Has ‘Buyer’s Remorse’ Over Bankruptcy Trade

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. says Deutsche Bank AG is suffering from a case of “buyer’s remorse” after buying more than $2 billion in bankruptcy claims from Lehman’s second-largest foreign affiliate on a bet that it along with some of Wall Street’s

Can I File Bankruptcy In My New State?

If you just moved and you need to file for bankruptcy, don’t panic! If anyone tells you that you don’t qualify to file because you haven’t lived in your new state for six months, don’t listen to them! If a lawyer tells you that you can’t file until

Replace vs. repair a used car

Is it better to pay for costly repairs than to buy an unfamiliar used car?

A future with higher debit card fees

More banks are charging debit card fees for the first time. Find out why and what you can do.

4 ways homebuyers can protect their credit

Your credit is vulnerable as you buy (and sell) a house. Be sure to defend it.

Hein checks in on checking account fees

Professor Scott Hein discusses Bankrate's recent checking account fees survey.

3 keys to avoid auto body shop rip-offs

Don't just drop off your car for repairs. Follow these steps to get the job done right.

Trick and treat 'em: Halloween decorations

Throw a frightfully wicked Halloween shindig that will spook your guests, not your wallet.

Pain in the lot: Curb costly parking fees

With parking fees commanding a premium, drivers must get creative to control costs.

10 cities with the highest parking fees

High-priced city parking isn't an urban legend. Prepare to pay a lot to park in these towns.

No, the One-Size Regulatory Model Doesn't Work

To argue that a bank in Horton, Kan., should have the same regulations as the nation's largest financial institutions is ludicrous.

Mortgage Bankers Turn a Deaf Ear to Investors and Borrowers

Proponents of national servicing standards aren't gaining much traction in their efforts to eliminate conflicts of interest.

Bankruptcy Fees

Being strapped with debt is a difficult position to find yourself in, it’s hard to decide what to do next and how to approach your financial responsibilities. When bankruptcy is the option of choice it’s hard to wrap your head around the fact that

Important Hearing on Causation in MBIA v. Countrywide

On October 5, 2011, Justice Eileen Bransten of the New York Supreme Court’s Commercial Division heard oral arguments in MBIA Ins. Co. v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., et al. (Index No. 602825/08), that dealt with the important issue of the relevance

The Real Reason Banks Should Worry About Occupy Wall Street

With millions of American homeowners living under a Sword of Damocles otherwise known as foreclosure, expect to see more protestors turning out to block evictions and sheriff's sales.

Bankers: Keep Up the Innovation, Fight the Utility Model

"Face It, Bankers: You're Not Apple" contends banking shouldn't focus on innovation and instead should act like the utility sector. When was the last time the water company created a Visa or PayPal?

Occupiers on Bank Law: Fix It

If the Occupy Wall Street protests stand for anything they stand for a popular demand to rein in the banks and to bail out the victims of bank excesses. Those of us who study banking law for a living have an important role as public intellectuals, to

Southern District of New York Says Environmental Injunctions are Not Claims Subject to Discharge in Bankruptcy

District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, of the Southern District of New York, has affirmed a decision of the bankruptcy court finding that the government’s right to an injunction compelling a chapter 11 debtor to conduct an environmental cleanup is not a

Guest Article: Second and Vacation Homes: Coldwell Banker Survey Says One Home is Never Enough With Baby Boomers — And It’s Way Cheaper than a Divorce!

There has been a lot of chatter out that the Baby Boomers might be the last generation to embrace home ownership. Well, a new study now says what I have long suspected: with Baby Boomers, one is never enough. The Millenials and offspring of the Baby