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

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Underbanked Market Is Underdefined

There are more niches in the underbanked markets - young people, older Americans, middle-class consumers who are going through foreclosure - that require tailored solutions for different needs.

Credit Card Lawsuits: You May Be Able to Fight and Win

Sometimes it is worthwhile to put up a fight when you're being sued on a credit card or mortgage loan deficiency. The truth is, many times, the lender does not have the evidence available to prove the case, or does not have the means to get the proof

Jewelry, my forms and your bankruptcy

Last fall, Judge Robert Mayer, our bankruptcy judge in Alexandria, tossed out the bankruptcy of a guy for lying on his forms about the value of jewelry. This was a guy who owed a lot–upwards of $300,000–and he’s now stuck. This was an extreme case

Since When Is a Foreign Government Exempt from U.S. Banking Law?

Credit Agricole, Allied Bank of Ireland and Banco Santander applied, by name, for Fed approval to acquire banks in the U.S. Why shouldn't the People's Republic of China?

Los Angeles Dodgers File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

photo by woolennium The L.A. Dodgers baseball franchise filed for bankruptcy protection today. After a search, I think this is the only place on the “free internet” that the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Bankruptcy Petition can be viewed in its entirety. The

Discharge in Chapter 7 Denied for Failure to Comply with Chapter 13 Confirmation Order

Standiferd v. United States Trustee, --- F.3d ----, D. Ct. No. 1:09-CV-00083-RB-RLP (10th Cir., April, 2011) Issue: Is denial of the discharge appropriate based on chapter 7 debtor’s pre-conversion failure to obey the Chapter 13 confirmation order

Ethics In The Courtroom, The Female Advantage

Tuesday July 19, 2011, 5:00-6:00 PM Location: University of West Los Angeles, School of Law 9800 S La Cienega Blvd #1200 Inglewood, CA 90301 US Price: $25.00 Lawyers, $10.00 Paralegals, free for law students This program is approved for one...

Manny Ramirez Owed the Most in the Dodger's Bankruptcy

Los Angeles Dodgers have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an effort to buy some time to complete a television-rights deal and ward off creditors. The Dodgers listed assets between $500 million and $1 billion and debt of as much as $500 million

Great Stuff on the Dodgers - Read All About It

Dodgers' Schedules (check out the list of the top 40 creditors; why is no one talking about what will happen to poor Manny Ramirez?) Declaration of Dodgers' Vice President Ingram in Support of Bankruptcy Petition

Spotlight on Shareholder Proposals: Declassification

This is the first of a series of posts to discuss key shareholder proposals during proxy season 2011. While ISS reports that 39% of S&P 500 companies continue to have staggered boards, shareholder proposals requesting that the board of directors be