Month: January 2020

Bankruptcy News Briefs- 1/15

Midweek headlines featured today are…

Supreme Court holds bankruptcy stay a final order for purposes of appeal

Justices Set Rule for Appealing Bankruptcy Stays

FTC Settles with Operators of “Phantom” Debt Collection Scheme

Maryland Offering $9M in Student Loan Debt Relief

Elizabeth Warren: I’ll Forgive Student Loans On Day 1 As President

Where They Stand: 2020 Presidential Candidates On Student Debt, College Costs

Puerto Rico Retirees Could Face 8.5% Cut to Pensions, in Latest Blow for Island

Justices Set Rule for Appealing Bankruptcy Stays

CFPB files lawsuit against companies and individuals involved in offering student debt relief services

Bankruptcy News Briefs- 1/13

News consumer and bankruptcy headlines are…

As Businesses Hold Back, U.S. Consumers Seen Boosting Big Banks’ Profits

For-profit film school turned their Hollywood dreams into student debt nightmares

The Next Recession Won’t Be Triggered by a Housing Market Crash: Economist

Black Philanthropy And Its Effect On The Black Student Debt Crisis

‘I have a chance now to have a life’: Navy vet who won watershed student loan ruling tells his story

Schools scramble for new milk supplier after dairy company closes

U.S. Senate passes anti-robocall bill

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Bankruptcy News Briefs- 1/10

Some quick headlines to read today…

Bankruptcy Court Discharges Student Loans, Labels “Certainty of Hopelessness” Standard a “Myth” and Not Supported by In re Brunner.

Upending Bankruptcy ‘Myths,’ Judge Erases $220,000 Student Loan Debt

Changing Court Attitudes on Bankruptcies

Warren bankruptcy plan aims to close loophole for police brutality

Under Highland Capital Bankruptcy Deal, Co-Founder Dondero Stays, Without Pay

CFPB Sues Mortgage Lender For Credit Report Abuses

Fifth Circuit Unravels FDCPA Class Action After Finding No Common Issue

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Bankruptcy News Briefs- 1/08

New headlines read…

AARP to focus on drug price transparency, student loan debt and more for General Assembly

Colorado would repay first 2 years of student loans for grads who stay in state under “Get On Your Feet” bill

Student Loan Balances Increasing in Most American Metros, Data Shows

White House contender Warren, drawing on academic background, proposes bankruptcy reform

Borden Dairy Lenders Blast ‘Irrational’ Bankruptcy Filing

Bankruptcy Courts Remain Inaccessible To Cannabis Cos.

Pier 1 Cuts Staff and Weighs Bankruptcy Plan; Stock Plunges

Wisconsin farmers worry about impact of large dairy producers filing for bankruptcy

The Potential Ripple Effect of Borden Dairy’s Bankruptcy Filing

INSIGHT: CFPB Uses Settlement, Workshop to Flex Credit Reporting Muscle

District Of New Jersey Upholds Securities Fraud Action Against Major Student Loan Servicer Based Upon Alleged Forbearance Scheme Harming Borrowers

She Can Infer ATDS Claims, But Her FDCPA Name Claim Fell Short

Is Carrying a Balance Always Bad for Your Credit Score

Bankruptcy News Briefs- 1/07

The first bankruptcy news briefs of 2020 include…

2020: What’s on the Horizon for the Debt Collection Industry

Warren takes shot at Biden with new bankruptcy plan

Consumer Watch: Saving for retirement when you think it’s too late

Here’s What 2020 Presidential Candidates Think About Your Student Loans

Better Business Bureau Releases Top Scams of 2019

Markups: H.R. 1667, the “Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2017”

Pier 1 Is Closing Half Of Its Stores; Is Bankruptcy Next?

The Student Loan Forgiveness Tax Bomb

A Borrower Will Be 114 When Bonds Backed by Her Student Loans Mature

Higher Education Appropriations Up 5% For FY 2019-20

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