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Hardship Discharge in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

If you are considering filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy or have filed and are having trouble making your Chapter 13 plan payments, Philadelphia bankruptcy lawyer David M. Offen explains what a Chapter 13 hardship discharge is, when you can get a hardship

Merchant Cash Advances Are Loans, Not Sales, And Violate Usury Laws (In re Shoot the Moon)

By: Donald L Swanson Merchant cash advances are the business version of payday loans: a relatively small amount of money loaned at a high rate of interest. Payday loans are repaid from debtor’s next paycheck, while merchant cash advances are repaid

Crypto, Build Back Better, M&A: A banker's guide to Congress in 2022

As SOFR gains favor, other benchmark rates face uncertain future

Credit unions in southern Iowa to merge

India investigates Apple's payment rules for antitrust violations

NCUA liquidates Portsmouth Schools Federal Credit Union in Virginia

JPMorgan Chase hires sustainability executive

Tap-to-pay app developers work to maintain security without POS readers

First Republic co-CEO resigns in latest succession twist

Labor shortage in banking will persist long after pandemic subsides

Two California credit unions, one in conservatorship, merge

Customers Bancorp hires team to lend to tech, venture-funded clients

Wall Street's hopes for return to office dashed again by COVID

Morgan Stanley to pay $60 million to settle data breach claims

10 bank and fintech executives to watch in 2022

Named A+ Again this Year By Better Business Bureau

I’ve been a member of the Better Business Bureau since 2003. The post Named A+ Again this Year By Better Business Bureau by Robert Weed appeared first on Northern VA Bankruptcy Lawyer Robert Weed.

Ten Best Bankruptcy Gems In 2021

What did readers want to know about bankruptcy in 2021? Turns out, a bit of everything. Looking at the top 10 posts among the 750 posts on Bankruptcy Soapbox, they were equally curious about how bankruptcy works as they were about life after

McWilliams to resign as FDIC chief in sudden end to power struggle

December 2021 Ponzi Scheme Roundup

Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps Below is a summary of the activity reported for December 2021. The reported stories reflect at least 2 new Ponzi schemes worldwide, 4 guilty pleas, more than 48 years of prison sentences, and an average age of