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Bankruptcy News Briefs 1/25

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Property Tax Refund Not Exemptible

7th Cir. Holds Judgment Against Bankruptcy Debtor’s Husband Did Not Violate Co-Debtor Stay

FTC Issues Guide to Data Breach Response; Collectors Should Take Note

Credit Unions Urge FCC’s Pai to Reconsider TCPA Rules

Student Loan Servicers Petition FCC to Reconsider TCPA Exemption Rules

CFPB Gets Green Light To Investigate Tribal Lenders

In Nebraska, New Bill Proposes Protections Against Rampant Debt Collection

Supreme Court To Decide Whether Financing Company Collecting Debts Is A “Debt Collector” Under The FDCPA

Consumer claims Midland Credit Management Inc. violated debt collection laws

What Might A Trump Administration Mean For Bankruptcy Lawyers?

Upcoming NACBA Events

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Join us in celebrating 25 years of NACBA on May 4th-7th in Orlando, Florida at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort. Visit NACBA25 for all the details on speakers, sessions, hotel reservations, registration and more!

Register today for the Early Bird Rate that ends March 3rd, 2017 for savings!

Save the Date! New NACBA Webinar in March

What to do: Post HAMP for Mortgage Borrower Clients
Date: Thursday, March 16, 2017, 3:00 PM Eastern to 4:00 PM Eastern.
Presented by: Marc Dann Esq., and Bobby Rivera Esq.
Registration will be open soon

Receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

In honor of NACBA’s 25th Anniversary, we want to reward you with a $25 Amazon Gift Card! Introduce a new member to NACBA and we will send you $25 Amazon Gift Card. Not only will YOU receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card but the NEW MEMBER will also receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card! Check out the Requirements and start referring today!

Renew Your NACBA Membership

We want you to have access and the member rate to all of NACBA’s exciting upcoming events in 2017, especially our 25 year celebration at the Annual Convention. Take a moment today to Renew your membership or if your not a member of NACBA there is no better time to Join!

Bankruptcy News Briefs 1/24

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Tax Time Kick-Off: Delays and Risks Await Many Taxpayers This Year

Escrow Is Not Separate Collateral

Curing Default in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy May Require Debtors to Pay Default Interest to Secured Creditors

President Trump Picks Republican Commissioner Ajit Pai to Serve as Chairman of the FCC

Trump Puts Hold on All New Regulations

District Court Says Plaintiff Has Standing in FDCPA Envelope Case, in Spite of Spokeo Argument

Medical Debt Is Top Reason Consumers Hear From Collection Agencies

CFPB Continues Its Focus on Medical Debt

Here’s What Student Loan Borrowers Expect Now That Trump Is President

This is the fastest-growing segment of borrowers burdened by student loans

Central District of California Finds Prerecorded Call Was Not Telemarketing Under TCPA

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#NACBA25 Highlight!

Saturday, May 6th

12:45 pm – 2:30 pm

Emmy Award Winning Filmmaker Billy Corben, who created the famed documentary “Broke,” a deep dive about pro athletes going bankrupt will address #NACBA25 as a keynote speaker with his presentation, ESPN 30 For 30 BROKE. Broke” paints a complex picture of the many forces that drain athletes’ bank accounts, placing some of the blame on the culture at large while still holding these giants accountable for their own hubris. A story of the dark side of success, “Broke,” is an allegory for the financial woes haunting economies and individuals all over the world. Corben is also well know for his other films such as Cocaine Cowboys, Dawg Fight, and ESPN’s 30 for 30 and The U and The U Part 2.

Billy Corben

Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Billy Corben made his feature documentary directorial debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001, making him one of the youngest directors in Sundance history. Following that success, he and his producing partners founded rakontur, a Miami Beach-based content creation company. Their filmography includes the feature documentaries Cocaine Cowboys, Square Grouper: The Godfathers of Ganja, and Dawg Fight and the ESPN’s 30 for 30s The U, The U Part 2, and Broke. Their 2017-18 slate includes the 6-hour documentary miniseries Cocaine Cowboys: Los Muchachos, a sequel to last year’s hit Netflix documentary Dawg Fight, an all new ESPN 30 for 30 and a documentary series about Florida called A Sunny Place For Shady People. A Florida native and lifelong Miamian, Corben was recently awarded the keys to the cities of both Miami and Miami Beach.

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 1/23

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Bold Changes in Regulatory Trajectory? – A Look at the First Days of the Trump Presidency

Oregon Court Rules in Favor of Collection Agency On Letter Clarity

Supreme Court To Decide Whether Financing Company Collecting Debts Is A “Debt Collector” Under The FDCPA

Trump Names FCC Chairman Who Has Been Critical of Former Leadership

Consumer Credit Default Rates Increase in December

U.S. Departments of Education, Treasury Sign MOU to Help Student Loan Borrowers

Navient CEO Jack Remondi: CFPB is more interested in filing lawsuits than fixing student loan servicing

Payment Processing Marketer Seeks Sanctions Against CFPB

Student Debt Crisis Made Worse by Loan Servicers, Regulators Say

2016 Brought Largest Foreclosure Decline on Record

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#NACBA25 Highlight!

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Friday, May 5th 2017

8:45 AM-10:00 AM

Think like a Champion! Attend NACBA’s Opening Keynote!

“The Champion’s Code: Building Relationships Through Life Lesson of Integrity and Accountability From the Sports World to the Business World”

NACBA is excited to confirm Ross Bernstein, the best selling author of nearly 50 books, is an award-winning peak-performance hall of fame business speaker who has spent the better part of the past 20 years studying the DNA of championship teams. Ross and his books have been featured on thousands of television and radio programs including CNN, CBS This Morning, FOX News, Bloomberg, ESPN, as well as in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today & Maxim Magazine.

You don’t have to be a sports enthusiast to act like a champion.“The Champion’s Code: Building Relationships Through Life Lessons of Integrity and Accountability from the Sports World to the Business World,” not only illustrates what it takes to become the best of the best, it also explores the fine line between cheating and gamesmanship in sports as it relates to values and integrity in the workplace.

Ross Bernstein

Ross Bernstein is an award-winning peak performance business speaker who’s keynoted conferences on four continents for audiences as small as 10 and as large as 10,000. As a working member of the media in his home state of Minnesota, Ross has a unique behind the scenes access to all of the local sports franchises in the area, including the Vikings, Twins, Timberwolves, Wild and Gophers. As such, he spends lots of his time in dugouts, club houses, locker rooms, and press boxes — and it’s here where Ross has met and interviewed thousands of professional athletes over the years. Ross and his wife Sara have a 12 year old daughter and presently reside in Apple Valley, MN.

Bankruptcy News Briefs 1/20

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CFPB Goes After Student Loan Servicer

CFPB’s TCF Bank Overdraft Fee Case Has Echoes of Wells Fargo’s Fraud

Student Loan Servicers Ask FCC to Reconsider Final Rules on Government Debt Collection Calls under the TCPA

2017 Creditor Protection Update: Protecting Your Assets with a “DAPT”

The Problem of Lender “Inquiry Notice” Status

CFPB Says TCF Bank Made Millions From Misleading Overdraft Practices

Another Wells Fargo? CFPB says bank tricked people into overdraft charges

Sotomayor Rips Into Bad-Debt Industry, Other Justices Cautious About Enforcement

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 1/19

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CFPB Files Lawsuit Against Navient; Company Responds to “Politically Driven Action”

City Lacked Standing to Object to Plan’s Tax Redemption Provision

Statement of NCLC’s Lauren Saunders re: Legal Standing of CFPB Director on Auto Lending Rule

FDCPA’s “Least Sophisticated Consumer” May Still Have Commonsense

The Intersection of Bankruptcy, Debt Collection and the Supreme Court

November Consumer Spending Fell Below Quarterly Averages

Congress Attempts to Counsel Trump Concerning Removal of CFPB Director Cordray, While PHH Petition for Rehearing Remains Undecided

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 1/18

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Midland Oral Argument Transcript

The CFPB Should Be a Bipartisan Commission

Number of retirees with student loan debt quadrupled in last decade

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Collection of Expired Debts

Rising Default Rates Not Indicative of Economy’s Health

Transfer On Death Accounts And Deeds vs. Living Trust

Financial Regulatory Reform in the Trump Administration

FDCPA Case Law Review for December 2016

Another View on Presidential Authority to Remove CFPB Director Cordray

The Myth of the Medical Bankruptcy

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#NACBA25 Highlight

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Thursday, May 4th 5:00-5:50 PM

Make Marketing Work For You & Your Clients!

Join Chelsey Lambert as she discusses, “They’re Not Buying What I’m Selling: Marketing is Fun When It’s About Helping Others.” Marketing is important to the success of your law firm, but learning how to effectively market to your clients will not only save you time and money, but give them a clear picture of what you can offer. In this session you will learn how to:

How to build a marketing plan.
The TWO main jobs of marketing.
The right marketing for your business … choosing the right kind of marketing for where you are.
Funnel management

Make an impact on your firm and get potential clients to start buying what you’re selling!

Chelsey Lambert

How To Manage A Small Law Firm
VP Marketing

With over a decade of experience in the legal space, Chelsey is a passionate and seasoned small law firm expert. A technology fanatic, author, and CLE accredited speaker, Chelsey is driven to help attorneys understand the components of their practice and how the right processes, skills training and marketing can impact their business, client relationships and bottom line. So Chelsey teaches every chance she can get. Delivering fresh, focused education, tailored to address the challenges and concerns of today’s practicing attorney.

In her words; the legal space has changed, and will continue to move at a rapid pace, despite regulatory efforts or the confines of a paper system. Why? Because consumers are driving the change, and she believes that attorneys who are properly educated and equipped to keep up, will not only survive but ride the crest of this wave to the top.