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Standing to Invoke PSAs as a Foreclosure Defense

A major issue arising in foreclosure defense cases is the homeowner's ability to challenge the foreclosing party's standing based on noncompliance with securitization documentation. Several courts have held that there is no standing to challenge

Avoid the brand-new car blues

Some first-year car models go through growing pains, but not all do.

3 ways to keep bank fees from adding up

If bank fees are biting into your hard-earned savings, use these tips to avoid certain penalties.

5 frugal ways to ease moving pains

Moving to a new home is stressful. These tips will help you save time and money.

Bank has right to jack up CD fee

Make sure you read the fine print on how a bank can raise its fees before investing.

Can't make your final car loan payment?

It's just like every other car payment. Miss it and the repo man will pay you a visit.

Surprise celeb hideaways

Need to get away to a secluded place? Follow these celebrities to their favorite hideaways.

Are you covered if your nanny sues?

If you employ a household staff, make sure you're insured for claims of wrongful acts.

Don't Let the Rating Agencies Regain Their Old Powers

Banks must be encouraged to develop standardized methods of calculating risk and capital as a substitute for external credit ratings.

How Bankruptcy Transformed One Pharmaceutical Company – For The Better

Biovest International, Inc. filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2008 along with its parent company Accentia Pharmaceuticals. Burdened with debt topping $47 million, the company remained in bankruptcy for two years trying to restructure all of its debts

Bankruptcy Poll Divided on Anna Nicole Smith Ruling

Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Years after her death, former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith can still arouse a debate. Respondents to a recent American Bankruptcy Institute poll were evenly split on whether the Supreme Court ruled correctly on a

Owners of The Georgian Building in Silver Spring, Maryland Reach Deal with U.S. Trustee & Lenders to Continue in Chapter 11

Here's One Way to Get a Quick Handle on Loan-Loss Coverage

There are no accounting, regulatory or industry guidelines for what constitutes an adequate allowance for credit losses. But there is a simple and common-sense ratio that's easy to calculate and explain.

California: Crystal Cathedral Not for Sale

"The Crystal Cathedral Ministries board has decided not to sell the campus of the landmark Orange County church, as the ministry works to emerge from bankruptcy proceedings. Potential buyers, including the Diocese of Orange, had offered up to $50

What is Behind Today's Stock Market Drop?

Stocks Plunge, Dow Closes Down 512

How Sole-Proprietors Can Survive Bankruptcy

If a sole-proprietor files bankruptcy, their business and personal assets are treated the same – the same goes for their debts. If the sole-proprietor files Chapter 7 bankruptcy, they can discharge their unsecured debts; but won’t be forced to close

Rumor-Beset Hollywood Mansion Files for Bankruptcy

Rumors of a pool-table-top murder within an uninhabited Hollywood Hills mansion’s billiards room: false. The one about aliens landing on the 22-acre property, giving them a clear view of the Los Angeles skyline and the whitewashed Hollywood sign

Post-Bankruptcy Survival: Debit Card Holds Could Cause Financial Problems

If you’re like most people, then you’re probably using your debit card for many everyday transactions such as shopping for groceries, paying a restaurant bill and putting gas in your car. But many more merchants are beginning to practice placing a

Bankruptcy Inn Alliance

From: Andrew R. Turner [mailto:ATurner@TurnerLaw.net] Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 9:19 AM To: Brett Curlee; Esq. Subject: New Bankruptcy Inn of Court Alliance Colleagues in the American Inns of Court Bankruptcy Community: As our new Inn