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Bankruptcy News Briefs- 5/10

Swing into Thursday with the following headlines…

Trump’s CFPB is shutting the office that focuses on student loan abuses

Does the CFPB Still Care About Students?

Mulvaney Downgrades Student Loan Unit in Consumer Bureau Reshuffle

Rep. Hensarling Says Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Was ‘Making Up the Law’

Watchdog group: Dozens of cities need municipal bankruptcy because of unfunded state mandates

What the Shutdown of the CFPB’s Student Loan Watchdog Means for Borrowers

Trump’s CFPB is shutting the office that focuses on student loan abuses

Ex-CFPB Chief Cordray wins Democratic primary for Ohio governor

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Date: May 24, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM Pacific (60 Minutes)
Cost: No Cost – Member Benefit Webinar
Presenters: Rachel Foley, Esq. & John Colwell, Esq.

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Review of Ethical issues when Using, or Acting as, Coverage Counsel
in Bankruptcy Court and 341 Meetings.
Date: July 26, 2018
Time: 4:00 PM Eastern / 1:00 PM Pacific (60 Minutes)
Cost: $25 Members / $75 Non-NACBA
Presenters: Derek Lofland, Esq.

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Have you ever used coverage (or appearance) counsel to represent your clients? Have you ever stepped in to help a colleague who can’t attend Court? Mr. Lofland routinely appears as coverage counsel in hundreds of cases and has spoken about this issue in April 2017 for the Chicago Bar Association. He will outline and discuss the legal and ethical requirements for appearance counsel.

Bankruptcy News Briefs- 4/25

Today’s Midweek Briefs read…

Invitation for Comment to Restyle the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure

Consumer watchdog becomes alphabet soup of controversy

Mulvaney, Watchdog Bureau’s Leader, Advises Bankers on Ways to Curtail Agency

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fines Wells Fargo $1 billion

House Introduces Bill To Increase CFPB Guidance Transparency

ABA Urges CFPB to Consider Cost, Burden of Civil Investigative Demands

Eighth Circuit Joins Five Other Circuits in Applying a Materiality Requirement to FDCPA Claims

CFPB Considers Ending Public Access to Complaints About Banks

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Date: May 24, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM Pacific (60 Minutes)
Cost: No Cost – Member Benefit Webinar
Presenters: Rachel Foley, Esq. & John Colwell, Esq.

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Fillable PDFs can dramatically improve your bottom line by decreasing the turnaround time to receive information from your client while improving the accuracy of that information. Fillable PDFs are fast and easy to use, reduce/eliminate costly errors, provide 100% legible text, increase workflow and productivity, and are easy to update and archive. Learn from our experts how to create fillable PDFs to improve your bankruptcy practice!

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Bankruptcy News Briefs- 4/24

This Tuesday’s headlines read…

Consumer Watch: Student loan debt affecting American workforce

Why you shouldn’t co-sign your grandkid’s student loan

Letters to the editor: Break the cycle of disengagement; student loan servicers should be licensed

House bill seeks to limit punitive effect of CFPB guidance process

Bill to Require Issuance of Guidance by CFPB Introduced in House

The Trump Administration Is Letting Wells Fargo Get Away With Grand Theft Auto

Mulvaney Changes Name of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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UPCOMING LIVE WEBINARS

Improve Your Bottom Line with Fillable PDFs.
Tips, Tricks & Little Known Tools in Using Acrobat Efficiently
Date: May 24, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM Pacific (60 Minutes)
Cost: No Cost – Member Benefit Webinar
Presenters: Rachel Foley, Esq. & John Colwell, Esq.

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Fillable PDFs can dramatically improve your bottom line by decreasing the turnaround time to receive information from your client while improving the accuracy of that information. Fillable PDFs are fast and easy to use, reduce/eliminate costly errors, provide 100% legible text, increase workflow and productivity, and are easy to update and archive. Learn from our experts how to create fillable PDFs to improve your bankruptcy practice!

Review of Ethical issues when Using, or Acting as, Coverage Counsel
in Bankruptcy Court and 341 Meetings.
Date: July 26, 2018
Time: 4:00 PM Eastern / 1:00 PM Pacific (60 Minutes)
Cost: $25 Members / $75 Non-NACBA
Presenters: Derek Lofland, Esq.

Register HERE

Have you ever used coverage (or appearance) counsel to represent your clients? Have you ever stepped in to help a colleague who can’t attend Court? Mr. Lofland routinely appears as coverage counsel in hundreds of cases and has spoken about this issue in April 2017 for the Chicago Bar Association. He will outline and discuss the legal and ethical requirements for appearance counsel.

Circuit Case Law Update
Date: ON DEMAND
Time: ON DEMAND
Cost: Free for NACBA Members
Presenters: Jim Molleur, David Shaev, Trish Meyer, Koury Hicks, Behrooz Vida, Brian Flick, David Yen, Wendell Sherk, Stanley Zlotoff, Jill Michaux and Nathan Juster.

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We hope everyone had a great time at #NACBADEN!

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Bankruptcy News Briefs- 4/5

Thursday’s headlines include…

Legal Institutions Are Not Prepared For More Student Loan Bankruptcies

Consumer files suit against Midland Credit Management Inc. over language in letter

CFPB requests public input on financial education programs

Older people increasingly loaded down with personal debt

What Consumers Can Expect From Rising Interest Rates

Think twice about retirement when picking a kid’s college

Student loans, home prices to blame for millennials’ low consumer confidence

A Look at Geographic Distribution of Student Debt

Don’t forget to check out the Winter 2018 Consumer Bankruptcy Journal!

Visit the CBJ to read these articles and more!

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UPCOMING LIVE WEBINARS

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Tips, Tricks & Little Known Tools in Using Acrobat Efficiently
Date: May 24, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM Pacific (60 Minutes)
Cost: No Cost – Member Benefit Webinar
Presenters: Rachel Foley, Esq. & John Colwell, Esq.

Register HERE

Fillable PDFs can dramatically improve your bottom line by decreasing the turnaround time to receive information from your client while improving the accuracy of that information. Fillable PDFs are fast and easy to use, reduce/eliminate costly errors, provide 100% legible text, increase workflow and productivity, and are easy to update and archive. Learn from our experts how to create fillable PDFs to improve your bankruptcy practice!

Circuit Case Law Update
Date: ON DEMAND
Time: ON DEMAND
Cost: Free for NACBA Members
Presenters: Jim Molleur, David Shaev, Trish Meyer, Koury Hicks, Behrooz Vida, Brian Flick, David Yen, Wendell Sherk, Stanley Zlotoff, Jill Michaux and Nathan Juster.

Register HERE

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Bankruptcy News Briefs- 4/4

Take a look at the midweek news briefs below…

America’s debt load is reaching a tipping point

What Happens if You Don’t Pay a Debt?

Why Consumer Spending Growth Is Slowing

Rising Rates Sound Alarm for Debt-Laden U.S. Consumers

Here’s Why Student Loan Debt Is So High – and What It’s Doing to the Economy

Sen. Merkley Announces Debt-Free College Act

Poll: Majority of millennials are in debt, hitting pause on major life events

Second Circuit Confirms Interest Disclaimer Not Required on Collection Notices Not Accruing Interest

Ninth Circuit Rules That Bankruptcy Filing Does Not Affect District Court’s In Rem Jurisdiction Over Vessel and Adopts Burden-Shifting Approach to Pretrial Awards of Maintenance Payments

Lawmakers support payday lending rule

Don’t miss NACBA’s first ever Circuit Caselaw Breakout Sessions!

We are looking forward to NACBA’s 26th Annual Convention in Denver.   NACBA is excited to bring to you for the first time Circuit Caselaw Breakout Sessions!  NACBA’s convention will offer a separate breakout session to review the latest key caselaw developments in each Circuit.

Sign up today to participate in your Circuit Breakout Session. Your circuit leader has prepared an informative review of recent case law, and will lead a discussion of these important cases.

Have not yet registered for NACBADEN? There’s still time! Register directly online now.

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UPCOMING LIVE WEBINARS

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Tips, Tricks & Little Known Tools in Using Acrobat Efficiently
Date: May 24, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM Pacific (60 Minutes)
Cost: No Cost – Member Benefit Webinar
Presenters: Rachel Foley, Esq. & John Colwell, Esq.

Register HERE

Fillable PDFs can dramatically improve your bottom line by decreasing the turnaround time to receive information from your client while improving the accuracy of that information. Fillable PDFs are fast and easy to use, reduce/eliminate costly errors, provide 100% legible text, increase workflow and productivity, and are easy to update and archive. Learn from our experts how to create fillable PDFs to improve your bankruptcy practice!

Circuit Case Law Update
Date: ON DEMAND
Time: ON DEMAND
Cost: Free for NACBA Members
Presenters: Jim Molleur, David Shaev, Trish Meyer, Koury Hicks, Behrooz Vida, Brian Flick, David Yen, Wendell Sherk, Stanley Zlotoff, Jill Michaux and Nathan Juster.

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Bankruptcy News Briefs- 3/29

Kick back and check out a few of today’s headlines …

Massachusetts education financing group ends membership in national association over student loan debate

nprED: Dept. Of Education Fail: Teachers Lose Grants, Forced To Repay Thousands In Loans

Sen. Brian Schatz The student debt crisis threatens the American way of life. Washington can’t keep ignoring it.

Tax Refund Garnished Due to Student Loan Default? Here’s How to Get It Back

Warren: Republicans Remain Silent as Mulvaney’s CFPB Ducks Oversight

npr: Episode 832: Mulvaney Vs The CFPB

Don’t forget to check out the Consumer Bankruptcy Journal!

Features in this quarter’s issue include:

  • The President’s Report
  • Six Secrets of the IRS Account Transcripts
  • Court Won’t Let Bank of America “Buy’ and “Bury” Judgment Against It
  • Notice of Elections

Visit the CBJ to read these articles and more!

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Tips, Tricks & Little Known Tools in Using Acrobat Efficiently
Date: May 24, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM Pacific (60 Minutes)
Cost: No Cost – Member Benefit Webinar
Presenters: Rachel Foley, Esq. & John Colwell, Esq.

Register HERE

Fillable PDFs can dramatically improve your bottom line by decreasing the turnaround time to receive information from your client while improving the accuracy of that information. Fillable PDFs are fast and easy to use, reduce/eliminate costly errors, provide 100% legible text, increase workflow and productivity, and are easy to update and archive. Learn from our experts how to create fillable PDFs to improve your bankruptcy practice!

Circuit Case Law Update
Date: ON DEMAND
Time: ON DEMAND
Cost: Free for NACBA Members
Presenters: Jim Molleur, David Shaev, Trish Meyer, Koury Hicks, Behrooz Vida, Brian Flick, David Yen, Wendell Sherk, Stanley Zlotoff, Jill Michaux and Nathan Juster.

Register HERE

#NACBADEN is just around the corner! Don’t forget to download the CONVENTION APP!

And stay up to date on the convention schedule. Visit the Annual Convention site for more on convention speakers, pre-convention sessions and more! Register today!

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“Stump the Chumps”: FREE Member Webinar TODAY, 3/29 AT 4pm EST

NACBA Members, join our  “Stump the Chumps” panel TODAY, 3/29 at 4 p.m. EST for a free webinar!

Panelists include: Carey Ebert, former NACBA President and current Chapter 13 Trustee, Wendell Sherk (BK guru from St. Louis), and Jim Haller.

CLICK HERE to register

Bankruptcy News Briefs- 3/23

Wrapping up this week with the following bankruptcy related news…

How to Get Student Loans for Your Child When You Have Credit Card Debt

How The Fed Rate Increase Impacts Credit Card Debt

CFPB Seeks Applicants for Advisory Boards and Councils

Exclusive: Trump official quietly drops payday loan case, mulls others – sources

FTC and New York Attorney General Reach Settlements in Long-Running Debt Collection Scheme

House Financial Services Committee Approves Bill to Exclude Attorneys from FDCPA

House Financial Services Committee Approves Change to Payday Lending Rule

Study: Medical Expenses Cause Close to 4% of Personal Bankruptcies—not 60%

Check out the Consumer Bankruptcy Journal

Features in this quarter’s issue include:

  • The President’s Report
  • Six Secrets of the IRS Account Transcripts
  • Court Won’t Let Bank of America “Buy’ and “Bury” Judgment Against It
  • Notice of Elections

Visit the CBJ to read these articles and more!

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UPCOMING LIVE WEBINARS

Improve Your Bottom Line with Fillable PDFs.
Tips, Tricks & Little Known Tools in Using Acrobat Efficiently
Date: May 24, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM Pacific (60 Minutes)
Cost: No Cost – Member Benefit Webinar
Presenters: Rachel Foley, Esq. & John Colwell, Esq.

Register HERE

Fillable PDFs can dramatically improve your bottom line by decreasing the turnaround time to receive information from your client while improving the accuracy of that information. Fillable PDFs are fast and easy to use, reduce/eliminate costly errors, provide 100% legible text, increase workflow and productivity, and are easy to update and archive. Learn from our experts how to create fillable PDFs to improve your bankruptcy practice!

Circuit Case Law Update
Date: ON DEMAND
Time: ON DEMAND
Cost: Free for NACBA Members
Presenters: Jim Molleur, David Shaev, Trish Meyer, Koury Hicks, Behrooz Vida, Brian Flick, David Yen, Wendell Sherk, Stanley Zlotoff, Jill Michaux and Nathan Juster.

Register HERE

Attending #NACBADEN? Download the CONVENTION APP!

And stay up to date on the convention schedule. Visit the Annual Convention site for more on convention speakers, pre-convention sessions and more! Register today!

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Bankruptcy News Briefs- 3/22

Thursday’s headlines read…

How often do medical problems lead to bankruptcy?

Retailers filing for bankruptcy or going out of business in 2018

House Committee Approves Legislation to Amend FDCPA and Regulations of Debt Collection Attorneys

Debt collection still a big source of consumer complaints

Get ready for most competitive spring home buying season since the Great Recession

CFPB handled over 84K debt collection complaints last year: Report

How today’s Fed rate hike will affect your finances

Read this quarter’s issue of the Consumer Bankruptcy Journal

Features in this quarter’s issue include:

  • The President’s Report
  • Six Secrets of the IRS Account Transcripts
  • Court Won’t Let Bank of America “Buy’ and “Bury” Judgment Against It
  • Notice of Elections

Visit the CBJ to read these articles and more!

Register for NACBA’s Webinars!

Circuit Case Law Update
Date: ON DEMAND
Time: ON DEMAND
Cost: Free for NACBA Members
Presenters: Jim Molleur, David Shaev, Trish Meyer, Koury Hicks, Behrooz Vida, Brian Flick, David Yen, Wendell Sherk, Stanley Zlotoff, Jill Michaux and Nathan Juster.

Register HERE

UPCOMING LIVE WEBINARS

Improve Your Bottom Line with Fillable PDFs.
Tips, Tricks & Little Known Tools in Using Acrobat Efficiently
Date: May 24, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM Pacific (60 Minutes)
Cost: No Cost – Member Benefit Webinar
Presenters: Rachel Foley, Esq. & John Colwell, Esq.

Register HERE

Fillable PDFs can dramatically improve your bottom line by decreasing the turnaround time to receive information from your client while improving the accuracy of that information. Fillable PDFs are fast and easy to use, reduce/eliminate costly errors, provide 100% legible text, increase workflow and productivity, and are easy to update and archive. Learn from our experts how to create fillable PDFs to improve your bankruptcy practice!

Attending #NACBADEN? Download the CONVENTION APP!

And stay up to date on the convention schedule. Visit the Annual Convention site for more on convention speakers, pre-convention sessions and more! Register today!

NACBADEN for Google Play

NACBADEN for Apple

Bankruptcy News Briefs- 3/21

Starting of Wednesday with these headlines…

People with massive student debt hope President Trump will let them declare bankruptcy

CFPB to Work With FTC on Policing Debt Collectors

Betsy DeVos Is More Out of Touch on Student Debt than You Even Thought

United States: Dismissal Of “Marijuana” Bankruptcy Not Automatic As Bankruptcy Appellate Court Overturns Dismissal Of Bankruptcy Case Of Landlord Debtor With Dispensary Tenant

Consumer Watch: Changes in student loan discharge

Why reverse mortgages are a harder sell now

CFPB and FTC Report on 2017 Activities to Combat Illegal Debt Collection Practices

This Community Has 17% More Student Loan Debt. Is Bankruptcy The Answer?

1 in 10 Members of Congress Has Student Loan Debt

DC NEWS JUNKIE | DeLauro Clashes With DeVos on Student Loans

Consumer lawyers want to end Education Department’s partial student debt relief plan

Have you read the latest edition of the Consumer Bankruptcy Journal?

Features in this quarter’s issue include:

  • The President’s Report
  • Six Secrets of the IRS Account Transcripts
  • Court Won’t Let Bank of America “Buy’ and “Bury” Judgment Against It
  • Notice of Elections

Visit the CBJ to read these articles and more!

Register for NACBA’s Webinars!

Circuit Case Law Update
Date: ON DEMAND
Time: ON DEMAND
Cost: Free for NACBA Members
Presenters: Jim Molleur, David Shaev, Trish Meyer, Koury Hicks, Behrooz Vida, Brian Flick, David Yen, Wendell Sherk, Stanley Zlotoff, Jill Michaux and Nathan Juster.

Register HERE

UPCOMING LIVE WEBINARS

Improve Your Bottom Line with Fillable PDFs.
Tips, Tricks & Little Known Tools in Using Acrobat Efficiently
Date: May 24, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM Pacific (60 Minutes)
Cost: No Cost – Member Benefit Webinar
Presenters: Rachel Foley, Esq. & John Colwell, Esq.

Register HERE

Fillable PDFs can dramatically improve your bottom line by decreasing the turnaround time to receive information from your client while improving the accuracy of that information. Fillable PDFs are fast and easy to use, reduce/eliminate costly errors, provide 100% legible text, increase workflow and productivity, and are easy to update and archive. Learn from our experts how to create fillable PDFs to improve your bankruptcy practice!

 

Who’s Ready for the 2018 NACBA Annual Convention?!

Visit the Annual Convention site for the updated schedule, speakers, pre-convention sessions and more! In a blink of an eye, April will arrive and we don’t want you to miss out on this awesome Annual Convention!