Rochelle's Daily Wire

A bankruptcy judge can afford little relief from student loans, even for sympathetic debtors who try hard to repay their debts.

An ambiguous demand letter violated the discharge injunction, but the lender was not held in contempt in light of Taggart.

A debt that’s been paid in full under state law is discharged even if the debtor never receives a discharge, Judge Klein says.

Ninth Circuit BAP says that payment of a secured claim in full automatically terminates the underlying lien, even if the plan doesn’t say so explicitly.

States have no sovereign immunity defense to lien stripping, even if the state has not filed a proof of claim.

Section 362(k) creates a private right of action that may be maintained even after dismissal of the underlying bankruptcy, the Third Circuit says.

Holder in due course of consumer paper remains subject to the debtor’s claims against the originator of the paper.

Florida case raises the question of whether the Supreme Court will eventually give bankruptcy a general exemption from arbitration, or an exemption only for core proceedings.