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Companies Get Hit With New Say-on-Pay Shareholder Derivative Suits

As previously posted on June 24, several derivative lawsuits have been filed against companies that have failed their "say-on-pay" votes. The lawsuits seek a recovery for alleged excessive executive compensation. Earlier this month, Dex One

Companies Get Hit With New Say-on-Pay Shareholder Derivative Suits

As previously posted on June 24, several derivative lawsuits have been filed against companies that have failed their "say-on-pay" votes. The lawsuits seek a recovery for alleged excessive executive compensation. Earlier this month, Dex One

Tranche Warfare, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Bankrupt CDOs

In a decision with broad and significant implications for the distressed CDO market, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey has held that CDOs may, in fact, be debtors under the Bankruptcy Code. While the decision may come

The Daily Docket: NHL’s Dallas Stars File for Bankruptcy with Deal in Hand

The National Hockey League’s Dallas Stars filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday evening, with a proposal to put the franchise on the auction block and an initial offer in hand from Canadian hospitality executive Tom Gaglardi. Read the Daily

7 fun-in-the-sun convertibles on the cheap

Get the right price and peel back the drop-top on these economical convertibles.

Covered Bonds "Back" On Stage: Will the Market (Finally) Get Behind this Structure?

Earlier this week, Housing Wire commented on a Moody's report that covered bonds (finally) are receiving serious consideration as a very viable structure for the US real estate finance market. Housing Wire summarized the report as follows: "More

Kredyty hipoteczne w 2011

Wedle ostatnich danych, sprzedaż zobowiązań mieszkaniowych w przeszłym roku była większa, chociaż powyżej 23 %. z użyczonych zobowiązań stanowiły kredyty z dopłatą. Jeśli do przemiany programu Rodzina na Swoim dorzuci się nadchodzące spowolnienie

Barnes & Noble Wins Auction for Most of Borders Group's IP Assets

Dallas Stars NHL Franchise Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - Read the Disclosure Statement for its Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization

Goldman Sachs Closing its Global Alpha Fund and Liquidating the Fund's Assets

Read the Solyndra Emails Released at Yesterday's Congressional Hearing

Read the Committee on Energy & Commerce's Sept. 14 Memorandum on Solyndra's Failure

Are you a saver or investor? Try both hats

You've saved a pile of money, now what? Keep some for an emergency and invest the rest.

Erase a charge-off from your credit report

It's hard to make a charge-off disappear. Success is elusive, but these tips can help.

How to spot a flood-damaged car

Be wary of waterlogged cars after major storms. Demand a discount if you decide to take the plunge.

What will refinancing cost?

Mortgage refinancing rates are still low, but at what price? Add up the costs before you refi.

Deloitte Blurs Lines to Court Mutual Funds

Global accounting firms haven't been drawing lines between audit services and everything else all that strictly.

Uncertainty on REITs Stalls Housing Market

The SEC release questioning many long-standing features of mortgage real-estate investment trusts is an unfortunate development for the market as it will delay capital raising efforts and IPOs.

Another Court Says Reaffirm Personal Liability On Mortgage Or Face Foreclosure

Another bankruptcy court decision on reaffirmation of mortgage loans. Bankruptcy debtors have always understood that they had to reaffirm their liability for car loans if they wanted to keep the car through bankruptcy. Many debtors over the years

Bad Boys Get Spanked: New York Courts Uphold Recourse Guaranties

By: Michael J. Feinman and Joseph A. McFalls Two recent New York cases have provided additional clarity with regard to the enforceability of "recourse carve-out" (or "bad boy") guaranties in commercial mortgage transactions. The two cases- Bank of