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Bankruptcy Briefs 9/19/14

Would a GOP Senate foretell change for consumer agency?

New York State and City Join Effort to Shield Stabilized Leases

A Snowball Soon to be an Avalanche: Student Debt and Older Americans

Another Article Encouraging Those Considering Bankruptcy to contact NACBA. Is your membership current?

Banks Seek Exit from Robo-Signing Enforcement Order

Court Denies Administrative Priority Status to Seller Whose Goods Were Not Received by the Debtor

CFPB Proposes New Federal Oversight of Nonbank Auto Finance Companies

Tech Startup Vows to Make Debt Collection Smarter, Friendlier

Examiner appointed in HDG Mansur bankruptcy case

Preservation of Error and the Civil Plain Error Rule

Veteran bankruptcy lawyer Cieri to retire from Kirkland

U.S. approaching ‘sudden’ phase of bankruptcy, George Will tells Utah audience

NACBA Member Featured: Bankruptcy could save you from drowning in debt

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Bankruptcy Briefs 9/18/14

Warren Vows to Keep Pushing for Blocked Student Loan Bill

Litigation and CFPB Debt Collection Complaints Decline in August

Virginia sues 13 big banks, claiming mortgage securities fraud

Coalition to release report on student debt in state in CT

Why Perkins Loans Borrowers Should Think Twice Before Consolidating

The Link Between Draining 3s + Draining Bank Accounts

House Committee to Examine Recent Bank Settlements

Court Test Nears on Whether Bankruptcy Shields Rent-Stabilized Leases

Executive Change: Hudson Cook Adds Former CFPB Enforcement Deputy as Partner

Thomas Jefferson School of Law Gets Reprieve after Missed Bond Payment

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Bankruptcy Briefs 9/17/14

Proof of Claim Violates Discharge Injunction

Corinthian Colleges Sued by CFPB for Predatory Lending

Court announces new rules for debt collection agencies

NYU Student Lucy Parks Writes Heartbreaking Letter About Dropping Out Of College

Washington Warily Eyes Cities’ Loan-Seizure Proposals

Detroit Reaches Settlement With Largest Creditor

Hearing for “Oversight of the Financial Stability Oversight Council” to be held today

California man found guilty in $5.8 million mortgage fraud scheme

Shame to Outrage: Group Takes Action Against Student Debt Crisis

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Bankruptcy Briefs 9/16/14

Indictment for Bankruptcy Crime in Palm Beach County

Consumers’ Student Loan Debt Increases Since the Recession

Bankruptcy isn’t what it used to be

Utah is the Best State to Pay Back Student Loans, Maine is the Worst

The bankruptcy of Detroit and the division of America

American Sniper’s Widow Sues Bankrupt Training Company He Founded

Report Criticizing Dechert Stricken From Constar Court Record

Hero or bully? Bankruptcy opponents face defining choice

Calpers, Nation’s Biggest Pension Fund, to End Hedge Fund Investments

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Bankruptcy Briefs 9/12/14

WILS 1320 Interview with NACBA President Ed Boltz

California Restores Mortgage Debt Relief for 2013

Education Department Demanding Student Debt Payment From Seniors

Private student loan can outlive student

Student Loan Debt Burdens More Than Just Young People

Resource Desperately Needed for Consumer Advocates and some Federal Regulators

Bankrupt San Bernardino, California, can cut firefighter benefits, judge says

Law professor thinks Apple turned self into a regulated financial institution

Party Aggrieved” Requirement for Appeal of a Bankruptcy Court Order

Lehman Brothers to sell $2.5b in bankruptcy claims

More mediation ordered over potential Detroit bankruptcy deal

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Bankruptcy Briefs 9/8/14

U.S. Personal Bankruptcy Filings to Drop to Lowest Level in 7 Years

A Bite. A Bankruptcy. A $100,000 Bill.

Schumer Anti-Inversion Tax Plan Could Reach Back to 1994

Smart money: Old bankruptcy shouldn’t impact new wife’s credit

A Fairer Shot for Student Debtors

Geoffrey Edelsten faces losing multiple properties, shares and cars as U.S bankruptcy trustee chases him for debts of more than $50 million

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Bankruptcy Briefs 9/7/14

The Broke and the Beautiful: Almost Over Edition

Lights, Camera, Bankruptcy

Shane Filan back in black after bankruptcy with autobiography and Asia Tour

Bridgeport mayor facing drug charge files for bankruptcy

Turner Grain President Dale Bartlett Files for Bankruptcy

A Plan to Fix All of America’s Detroits

5 things to know about Milwaukee church bankruptcy

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Bankruptcy Briefs 9/5/14

Better Business Bureau warns Arizona consumers about student loan consolidation service

Elizabeth Warren, in spotlight, hits ‘Late Show With David Letterman’

Judge dismisses Argosy bankruptcy case

Discussion of recent law suits filed by the Illinois Attorney General against two major student loan providers.

Tomball woman accused of hoarding collies appears in bankruptcy court

Detroit’s Bankruptcy Judge Challenges Major Creditors

AriZona iced tea brand co-founders make final pitch in NY trial

Tucson attorney appointed as federal bankruptcy judge

Mistakes to Avoid When Contemplating Bankruptcy

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Bankruptcy Briefs 9/4/14

CFPB Ramps Up Scrutiny of Credit-Card Issuers

Federal Program Helps Keep Some Delinquent Borrowers in Their Homes

Who is Judge Steven Rhodes?

Were You Foreclosed on in North Carolina? You May Be Owed Money!

Developer Jack Antaramian’s company files for bankruptcy protection

Detroit’s historic bankruptcy trial to begin

Leafs Ice Center bondholders could lose big from bankruptcy plan

Trump Taj Mahal May Be Headed for Bankruptcy

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