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Bankruptcy Briefs 1/28

NACBA Weighs in on Sternberg Issue

FCC Robocall Initiatives Put Business, Advocacy Groups at Odds

Obituary: Judge Randy D. Doub, Bankruptcy Judge Eastern District of North Carolina

CFPB’s 2014 Debt Collection Complaints by the Numbers

Sen. Sherrod Brown Announces Senate Banking Subcommittee Leadership

How Student Debt Harms the Economy

Ex-Pinole cop gets jail time for bankruptcy fraud in elder abuse case

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Bankruptcy Forecaster Sees Junk-Debt Bubble Bursting Next Year

Equifax Reports Auto Loan Balances Near $1 Trillion, 2015 Starting Out in the Fast Lane

Judge Finds Ex-Wall Street Trader Hid Millions From Bankruptcy Court

Will a Bankruptcy Stop Me From Getting Student Loans?

Poll: Private Bank Accounts, Credit Cards Common Within U.S. Households

ED’s Student Loan Collection Contract to be Further Delayed for Large Companies

TILA Rescission Effective upon Notification

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Plaintiff Uses TCPA to Trigger FDCPA Claim Against Collector; Federal Judge Says No

Bankruptcy Reopened to Add Insurance Proceeds to Estate

Auto and Student Loans Cause Uptick in Consumer Borrowing

Russia faces wave of bankruptcies if interest rates don’t fall

Sheree Whitfield Loses Big In Ex-Husband Bob Whitfield’s Bankruptcy!

Judge in Interfaith Medical Center’s bankruptcy signed off on $1M in fees for former boss

Oil companies face new risk: Bankruptcy!

Cynthia Smiley Bankruptcy Case Could Be Closing Soon

Sixth Circuit Rules Against Collection Agency in FDCPA Out-of-Statute Debt Collection Case

Sen. Richard Shelby Elected Chairman of Senate Banking Committee

Aereo Employees Denied Bonuses Tied to Bankruptcy Sale

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Are ABI’s Bankruptcy recommendations too debtor friendly?

Boise man sentenced to prison for bankruptcy fraud

Working with New York’s Latest Debt Collection Regulations

Bankruptcy judge gives Trustees more time to report finances

National Bankruptcy Conference Chimes in on Wellness and the Constitutional Validity of Consent

Consumer Delinquencies Continue Decline in Third Quarter

Private Student Loan Business Declares War on Borrowers

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Homestead Exemption May Not Be Denied Based on Bad Faith, but . . .

Consumer Spending Remained Steady in December Despite Holiday Shopping

CFPB Sets Sights on Payday Loans

U.S. car sales rise in December to cap strong year

New York City Announces $1.3 million Settlement with Debt Collection Agency

A Debt Collector is Garnishing Our Wages Over a Student Loan

Sen. Elizabeth Warren priority: Pushing Republican-controlled Congress to address student loan debt crisis

How Jefferson County’s $30 million legal tab for bankruptcy may now seem like a bargain

Buffalo region’s bankruptcy cases declined 13.3 percent in 2014

Hawaii Bankruptcy filings fall to pre-recession low

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Pot-derived assets should be protected in bankruptcy

Debt Collection Law Warped by New Breed of Suits

CFPB Seeks Comments on Information Collection Requests Related to Consumer Complaints

ABI Protects Its Own on Fees; Restricts Lenders: Bankruptcy

The Hidden Student-Debt Bomb

The Year’s Bankruptcy News in 11 Chapters

Local bankruptcy filings decline in 2014

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Bankruptcy Briefs 12/29

Marijuana manager hid $1 million then filed bankruptcy

Melissa Stamp, co-owner of Stamp Farms, pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud

Students and Their Families Shoulder Larger Tuition Burden for State Colleges

Political Insider: Bankruptcy judge hints at retirement

Court Allows FDCPA Suit Where Assignment of Judgment Failed to List Current Balance of Debt

Wells Fargo, HSBC Among Banks Sued Over Subprime Securities

Creditors Go After Jailed Real Estate Mogul’s Wife

10 steps to take before bankruptcy in 2015

Banks, bankruptcy and baseball are among Fredericksburg area’s top 5 business stories for 2014

Default Interest Rate Inequitable

FTC Charges Data Broker with Facilitating the Theft of Millions of Dollars from Consumers’ Accounts

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Bankruptcy Briefs 12/19

College Students Underestimate Their Student Loan Debt

Senate Banking Committee Chair Requests More Oversight, Reform in Student Loan Market

CFPB and State AGs Settle with Retailer Over Debt Collection Practices Against Servicemembers

Sonja Morgan’s Bankruptcy Takes A Bizarre Turn – Sued By Her Ex-Husband For $6.2 Million!

Woman dealing with bankruptcy asks for help

Collapse of Wannakuwatte’s firm leads list of 2014 bankruptcies

Dividing Up the Assets After a Bankruptcy

TransUnion: Auto Loan Delinquency Rate to Marginally Increase in 2015; Debt Levels to Continue Rising Trend

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Bankruptcy Briefs 12/18

Judge Rules that Government Debt is Covered by FDCPA, Forcing Collection Agency to Defend

Texas Attorney General Launches Investigation into Debt Collection Scam

CFPB Sues Sprint for Cramming Consumers with Unauthorized Third-Party Charges

North Huntingdon man found guilty of bankruptcy fraud

Michael Vick has nearly paid off his bankruptcy debt

William Styler a no-show in bankruptcy case hearing

Discharge in bankruptcy

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Bankruptcy Briefs 12/16

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High Court to Consider Bankruptcy Plan Denial

CFPB Updates Developments Under New College Credit Card Marketing Rules

Survey: Consumers Expect Long-Lasting Debt

Maintaining Foreclosure Status Quo Does Not Violate Automatic Stay

Scranton Pennsylvania on the Road to Bankruptcy

Hector Holguin files for personal bankruptcy

Dewey Know A Third Former Partner Driven Into Personal Bankruptcy?

Source: Firms will cut bankruptcy fees under deal

Cert. Granted in Two Bankruptcy Cases

3 Reasons Your Bankruptcy Could Keep Dragging On

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