ABI Blog Exchange

Clauses and Controveries: From Commercial Bank Loans to Blue Bonds

Mark Weidemaier and Mitu Gulati After a short hiatus (we like to say we are between seasons), the Clauses and Controversies podcast has resumed. This week's episode, From Commercial Bank Loans to Blue Bonds, features Antonia Stolper from Shearman &

Rogue Credit Union in Oregon names next CEO

Small lenders struggle to maintain local identities amid hiring crunch

Toronto-Dominion CEO sees buybacks as Plan B if no deals work

What card issuers can learn from CFPB's buy now/pay later inquiry

NCUA heeding credit unions’ complaints, fostering innovation: Vice chair

Fed can’t solve racism but leaders must speak out, Bostic says

New Year, New Data in Your Credit Score

During 2021, reports from the CFPB and consumer advocates spotlighted the role of credit scoring in people's financial growth or stagnation and decline. These reports emphasized racial and ethnic disparities in credit scores and in complaints about

Failure to file a HC1 form (even if inadvertent) could result in an administrator facing  criminal prosecution

Employment law and insolvency law can sometimes have a strained relationship, particularly when laws safeguarding employee rights find themselves in conflict with an insolvency practitioner’s duty to act in the interests of all the creditors (as

Climate-risk disclosures are fairly easy. The next steps aren't.

Stress and Your Heart

Stress May Be Your Heart’s Worst Enemy That’s a headline in today’s New York Times. I pass that on because as a bankruptcy lawyer I see people defeated by the stress of debt’s they can’t pay. Good people go for years dragging around bad debts they

PayPal explores launch of own stablecoin in crypto push

Banks, fintechs tailor offerings for millennial entrepreneurs

Going, Going, Gone: Third Circuit Confirms Auction Outcome Can Be Strong Evidence of Fair Value

Going, going, gone.  Most people might associate those words with fine art, not bankruptcy.  But in In re 388 Route 22 Readington Holdings, LLC, the question arose: is value reflected by an active, non-collusive auction, while not dispositive, strong

Small-business loan servicer pivots away from PPP

WSFS to receive $15 million in M&A-related settlement

Crypto firms brace for new tax reporting rules

Bankers, stop dragging your feet on real-time payments

Citigroup confronts holdouts in no jab, no job mandate

Debt Consolidation vs Bankruptcy

If you are struggling financially, you are likely researching your options. Should you try debt consolidation or file bankruptcy? Both options have pros and cons, which Philadelphia bankruptcy lawyer David M. Offen will explain in depth. If you have