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  February 5, 2008 January Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Increase 30 Percent over Previous Year U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings increased more than 30 percent nationwide in January from the same period

  February 4, 2008 Head of NCBJ Calls for Judicial Pay Raise Bankruptcy Judge Thomas Bennett , president of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, is taking issue with a congressional study

  February 1, 2008 Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Judicial Pay Raise Legislation The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced a pay raise for federal judges, approving a 29 percent boost in

  January 31, 2008 Judicial Pay Raise Bill Expected to Receive Senate Committee Vote Today The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote today on a proposed pay raise for federal judges. A New

  January 30, 2008 Mortgage Lending Mortgage Modification Backers Still Looking for More Congressional Support Supporters of legislation to allow bankruptcy judges to restructure some risky home

  January 29, 2008 Housing Downturn Florida  Homebuilder Files for Bankruptcy Tousa Inc., the Florida homebuilder that lost 98 percent of its market value in the past year, sought bankruptcy

  January 28, 2008 Hearings to Focus on Slumping Home Mortgage Market The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law and Senate Banking Committee will hold hearings this week to

  January 25, 2008 Bankruptcy Judge Approves Marcal Sale Bankruptcy Judge Morris Stern cleared the way for hedge fund Highland Capital Management to buy Marcal Paper Mills Inc. for about $160 million

  January 24, 2008 Housing Downturn Senate Banking Chairman Sets Committee Agenda, Seeks to Add Housing to Stimulus Banking Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) launched an ambitious agenda yesterday that

  January 23, 2008 Economic Stimulus Legislation Will Start in the House of Representatives Congressional leaders agreed yesterday that the House would take the lead on legislation intended to