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Consumer Bankruptcy

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to stop abusive student loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases.

Thursday, July 17, 2025

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Date of a Garnishment Order Doesn’t Matter for Preferences, Seventh Circuit Says

Circuit Judge Frank Easterbrook tersely held that the Supreme Court’s Barnhill opinion overruled prior Seventh Circuit precedent.

Tenth Circuit Doesn’t Pay ‘13’ Trustee if Dismissal Precedes Confirmation

The first court of appeals to rule on a question where lower courts are split, the Tenth Circuit finds the statute unambiguous and requires a chapter 13 trustee to disgorge his or her fee if the case is dismissed before confirmation.

Dubious Eleventh Circuit Opinion Permits Collateral Attack on Final Confirmation Order

Although the chapter 13 confirmation order was concededly final and enforceable, the appeals court set aside a plan provision modifying a residential mortgage.

Supreme Court to Hear Two More Bankruptcy Cases This Term

The high court will decide whether a real estate tax foreclosure can violate the Takings Clause and whether Section 106 abrogates sovereign immunity as to Native American tribes.

Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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Second Circuit Limits the Significance of Homaidan on Discharge of Private Student Loans

The Fair Credit Reporting Act doesn’t require credit reporting agencies to resolve disputed facts or law about the discharge of private student loans.