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Bankruptcy Briefs 10/30

Economy zooms forward in Q3, passing forecasts

Municipal Judge Files For Bankruptcy

Cancellation of debt exclusions – 26 U.S.C. § 108

Springfield man gets 10 months for bankruptcy fraud

Tennessee man charged with bankruptcy fraud

Small Town Deploys ‘Military-Style Maneuvers’ to Collect 75-Year-Old Man’s Debt

Schilling, three others, reach proposed settlement in federal bankruptcy

Yen Anxiety Rises as Tumble Sparks Bankruptcy Surge: Currencies

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Bankruptcy Briefs 10/29/14

Phantom Real Property Gains and Cancellation of Debt Income

Compassion Wins the Day in Modification Case

Consumers’ Confidence in Economy and Labor Market Grows

Fiscal Year Bankruptcy Filings Lowest in Seven Years

Student debt crisis could be next mortgage debt crisis

U.S. consumer watchdog finds ‘illegal’ acts in mortgage, student loans

Mark Bray, running for Congress in north Alabama, filed for bankruptcy in 2008, says it’s ‘motivation’ for his candidacy

Government Shames Doctors Who Haven’t Paid Their Student Loans

Circuit Court Rules Against ARM Firm in Allowable Interest FDCPA Case

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Bankruptcy Briefs 10/27

Taxes in Bankruptcy: IRS penalties, audits, appeals, liens and levies

The Broke and the Beautiful: OITNB Edition

Curt Schilling Candid On Bankruptcy, Cancer: ‘I Brought This On Myself’

‘All-star’ Eugene Driker stands out on bankruptcy mediation team

Article says Apple supplier’s bankruptcy hits staffing firms

CFPB Director References Debt Collection Rulemaking During Law School Speech

Sob Story Won’t Earn Student Loan Forgiveness

Bankruptcy Could Mean Writer’s Block for Sam Wyly

ACA Files Amicus Brief with 3rd Circuit in Case Narrowing Definition of “Auto-dialer” under TCPA

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Bankruptcy Briefs 10/24

QRM’s Missed Opportunities for Financial Stability and Servicing Reform

Dentist And Wife Charged With Bankruptcy Fraud

File for Bankruptcy and Get a Better Job, Make More Money and Live Longer

Bankruptcy Courts Fail to Enlighten on Electricity as Goods or Services

Nelson Bunker Hunt, Remembered by His Bankruptcy Lawyer

Is the CFPB committing regulatory overreach?

FTC Requests Court Halt ‘Phantom Debt’ Scam

Subprime Auto Collections – A Growth Market for ARM Companies or a Bubble About to Burst?

Olympian Rulon Gardner auctions personal items to pay off bankruptcy debt

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Bankruptcy Briefs 10/23

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Backstreet Boys Settle Bankruptcy Claims

U.S. SEC slams tycoon Wyly’s bankruptcy budget as ‘staggering’

Many Americans in Debt, Bankruptcy Paying for Cancer Care

Is Grandma Struggling With Student Loan Debt?

U.S. Agencies Approve Relaxed Mortgage-Lending Rules

Can Debts be Collected Beyond the Statute of Limitations?

WARN Act Plaintiffs Ask, “Are You My Employer?

National Credit Default Rates Show Slight Increase in September 2014

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Bankruptcy Briefs 10/22

Bankruptcy Judge Calls Two People “Apes” in Courtroom

Free Member Webinar: Health Insurance: Advice, Access & Advocacy

Boise man admits concealing business asset during bankruptcy

How the Student Loan Debt Trap Could Be Fixed in One Step

CFPB Finalizes New GLBA Notification Rule

Like having a ‘hefty mortgage without an actual house’: Your student debt stories

U.S. regulators adopt new risk rules for securitization

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Bankruptcy Briefs 10/21/14

Incoming GOP majority would target Elizabeth Warren’s CFPB

Housing Market Slows Due to Student Loan Debt, Credit Access

Strained Reading of “Derived During” Boots Chapter 7 Case

‘Hottest Girl in America’ Settles With Girls Gone Wild

Another Bankruptcy Proofing Strategy Bites the Dust, or Does It?

Harrisburg City treasurer designee issues ‘no comment’ on personal bankruptcy case

Meet the Newest Pick for the Delaware Bankruptcy Bench

DFS Superintendent Lawsky accuses Ocwen of backdating borrower letters

Samuel Wyly in Bankruptcy Facing $400 Million Forfeiture

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Bankruptcy Briefs 10/20

#NACBACHI Convention Speaker Jake Halper’s “Bad Paper” Chicago Tribune Review

Martin Luther King, Jr. Niece: ‘Moral Bankruptcy’ Ruling Washington D.C. Under Obama

The Broke and the Beautiful: Guilty Again Edition

Court Stops Marketers from Illegally Debiting Consumers’ Accounts

Bankruptcy Court opens Public Service Area

Foreclosure king, son arrested on bankruptcy and fraud charges

Complaints on private student loans increase 38 percent

Collection, Credit Lawsuits Rise in September

Michael Hicks’ Bankruptcy, And Why It Matters For A TUSD Board Member

International: Government forms panel to frame bankruptcy code 

One Bank Takes Claims Against David Crews to Federal Bankruptcy Court

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Bankruptcy Briefs 10/17/14

CashCall’s Use of Tribal Arbitration under Attack

Lenders Challenge Premise of CFPB’s Student Loan Findings

Nothing Sacred In Bankruptcy

What Bankruptcy? ‘RHONY’ Star Sonja Morgan Spends An Average Of $34,000 Per Month

Contribute Twenty Five Dollars to NCBRC

Bankruptcy trustee wants Corso to return 38 Studios payments

In bankruptcy deal, creditors become partners in redeveloping Detroit

How the Detroit bankruptcy will affect Detroit residents

How Soon Can I Buy a House After Bankruptcy or Foreclosure?

Bankruptcy Bleak House—The Limited Ability of Bankruptcy Courts to Enter Final Judgments

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Bankruptcy Briefs 10/16/14

Bankruptcies Top 3,000 After Second-Quarter Dip

Foreclosure Filings Rise for First Time in Three Years

Federal Agency CFPB Offers New Tools to Student Loan Borrowers in Financial Distress

‘Praying for justice’: Detroit residents speak up in historic bankruptcy

What a Struggling Jail Means for Investors, Small Towns

Here Are The Best And Worst States To Live With Student Debt

How to Rebuild Your Credit After Bankruptcy — Fast

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