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Bankruptcy Briefs 10/7/14

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U.S. Supreme Court Taking On Fees for Bankruptcy Attorneys

Department of Education Taps 11 Small Business Collectors for Student Loan Contract

Holdout creditor lawyer calls out Brenda Jones

One university’s push to end student loans

Court Refuses to Equitably Subordinate Because Conduct Was Consistent With the Contract

Florida Issues Fingerprint Requirement for Resident and Nonresident Consumer Collection Agencies

NACBA Members Receive 10% Discount off 2015 Convention Exhibitor Booths

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Bankruptcy Briefs 10/6/14

This is Elizabeth Warren’s moment

Warning: May Cause Munchies and Preclude Bankruptcy Relief

30% of Online Payday Loan Borrowers Threatened by Lender or Debt Collector

Your student loan is killing the housing market

Best-Selling Erotica Novelist Zane Files for Bankruptcy

Flashpoint: Experts discuss bankruptcy, elections, Dave Brandon

Legal Volleys Continue in CFPB’s Suit Against Collection Law Firm

Bernanke Faces Grilling Over AIG Bailout; Rape Claim Brought Against Defense Lawyer

NACBA Members Receive 10% Discount off 2015 Convention Exhibitor Booths

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Bankruptcy Briefs 10/3/14

Supremes To Rule on Bankruptcy Fees for Lawyers

Collection Complaints Fall in August, But More Claim Debt is Not Theirs

Eleventh Circuit Unwinds Order Confirming Bankruptcy Sale

Swaps Said to Be Losing Special U.S. Bankruptcy Status

N.Y. Fed Lawyer Says AIG Got Billions Without Paperwork

Harrisburg Mired in Fiscal Distress as Debt Looms

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Bankruptcy Briefs 10/2/14

Bankruptcy as Social Insurance Program

‘Real Housewives’ star, husband face sentencing for bankruptcy fraud, could be sent to prison

Debt Collector’s Testimony May Be Critical in Murder Trial

Banks Could Be Next Target in Debt Collection Litigation

Elizabeth Warren Is Now a Jeopardy! Category

Senior Prosecutor at Justice Department Plans to Step Down

Federal judge: Jefferson County sewer rate schedule could be scrapped under bankruptcy plan appeal

Judge rules Stockton can sever CalPERS pensions; Wall Street approves

Corporate U.S. Healthiest in Decades Under Obama With Lower Debt

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Bankruptcy News 10/1/14

Better bankruptcy laws could save your life

NCBRC Amicus MASS. DEPT OF REV. V. PERKINS, NO. 14-1350 (1ST CIR.)

Circuit Court Sides with Debt Collector in Reversing Controversial TCPA Ruling

The Reach of the Automatic Stay: One Court Reminds Us that Extending the Automatic Stay to Non-Debtors Is “Extraordinary Relief”

Student Loan Debt Growth Could Ease

Student loans may drag down economy for years

Bankrupt Texas Gun Seller Could Get Reality TV Show

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Bankruptcy Briefs 9/30/14

NACBA Attorney Finder Listed on CNN Money, Is your NACBA membership current? Is your profile up-to-date?

Ongoing Homeowners Association Assessments Dischargeable

CFPB Hits Flagstar Bank Over Failure to Follow New Servicing Rules

Woman indicted for bankruptcy fraud after inheriting $100k from nursing home patient

Consumer Spending Climbs in August

U.S. bankruptcy judge allows Detroit water shutoffs to continue

Judge Brian Lynch Now the Chief Bankruptcy Judge for Western District of Washington

Sixth Circuit Reverses Bankruptcy Court and Rules Lawsuit Settlement if not Property of Debtor’s Estate

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Bankruptcy Briefs 9/29/14

‘Court’s over:’ Stair, longtime bankruptcy judge, retires

Cradle to Grave: Student Debt Now Bankrupting Seniors

Bankruptcy judge allows waiver request

Bankruptcy case resumes; judge to rule on water shutoffs

Bankruptcy lets rich make risky bets while everyone else loses

We All Lose Under Current Student Loan Bankruptcy Rules

Class Action Explores Door Hangers as Collection Communications Under FDCPA

Third Circuit Resolves Competing Bankruptcy Estates

CFPB Announces Credit Counseling Research Initiative

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Bankruptcy Briefs 9/26/14

No En Banc Rehearing in Crawford

NACBA Member: Can a debt collector get into my bank account?

Why Pot Companies Can’t File For Bankruptcy

‘Four-Second Review’ FDCPA Decision Cited in Separate Class Action Filing

U.S. to Shield Military From High-Interest Debt

Clearest Sign Yet the GOP Will Take the Senate: Eric Holder to Resign

UST OKs big pay raises for GM, Ally

Surge in Student Debt Forgiveness

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Bankruptcy Briefs 9/25/14

Bankruptcy laws reward Donald Trump, screw over the rest of us

Shelly Sterling’s attorney for Clippers’ sale files for bankruptcy

What do bankruptcy mortgage servicing and ebola have in common?

Dems’ student loan ‘relief’ will make college cost more

The Long Term Impact Of Student Loan Debt On Universities

Marc Dreier Pens Legal Plea From Prison

2014 Mid-Year Review of important cases, topics, etc.

Defaults on Federal Student Loans Decline

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Bankruptcy Briefs 9/24/14

Bankruptcy settlement talks fail between Milwaukee archdiocese, creditors

Bankruptcy Judge: Felon’s Name Must Stay on Scoreboard

Double Dipping? Section 503(b)(9) and the New Value Defense to Preference Liability

CFPB Recognizes Dangers of Student Loan Debt. Works to Forgive More Loans

Means Test – Pass The Test To File Chapter 7

The Unlikely Group That Has the Power to Solve the Student Loan Debt Crisis

FTC Stops Debt Collection Operation That Allegedly Threatened Consumers with Legal Action

Want to Stop a Foreclosure? Don’t Do This

Student Loan Defaults Plague The Wealthy, Too

Yoga for Stressed Out Lawyers … and Their Debtor-Clients

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