2016-06-01
Achieving high performance is a challenge. But these five traits help the elite banks drive such impressive results.
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2016-06-01
Receiving Wide Coverage ... Return to Form?: Community banks are doing very well, thank you very much, Mr. Dimon. But it's not necessarily a return to the salad days of pre-2008.
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2016-06-01
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Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat
2016-06-01
Infancy
By Donald L. Swanson
“Commercial mediation is firmly established in the dispute resolution landscape. We are, however, still a very young profession.”
Read More from: Mediatbankry
2016-06-01
Action Item. An urgency and an immediacy exist in business bankruptcy cases to preserve and maximize value—otherwise there will be nothing for creditors to fight over.
Read More from: Mediatbankry
2016-06-01
The courts have long struggled with the question of whether particular orders entered by a bankruptcy court are final, and therefore appealable as a matter of right.
Read More from: Squire Patton Boggs
2016-05-31
Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps Below is a summary of the activity reported for May 2016.
Read More from: The Ponzi Blog
2016-05-31
The chapter 11 case of Energy Future Holdings (“EFH” or “Debtors”) roared back to life this month.
Read More from: Bankruptcy Law Insights
2016-05-31
The availability of a debtor’s insurance policy can have a significant impact on its chapter 11 case. Indeed, in certain chapter 11 cases insurance proceeds may be a creditor’s only opportunity to potentially receive a recovery on meritorious claims
Read More from: Business Finance & Restructuring News - Weil
2016-05-31
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Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat
2016-05-31
The idea that restricted access to loans for poor-credit borrowers is unequivocally a bad thing is based on industry talking points that don't stand up to real-world scrutiny.
Read More from: BankThink
2016-05-31
Here at Shenwick & Associates, we're devoted to helping our clients discharge as many of their debts as possible in bankruptcy.
Read More from: Shenwick & Associates
2016-05-31
On May 16, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Husky International Electronics, Inc. v.
Read More from: Michigan Bankruptcy Blog
2016-05-31
Instant Apps could give banks a better option for transitioning customers from a quick and easy account opening to a more robust banking experience.
Read More from: BankThink
2016-05-31
Vertellus Specialties, Inc., a global manufacturer of fine and specialty chemicals, and ten affiliates have filed chapter 11 petitions before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Lea
Read More from: Cole Schotz P.C. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Law Blog
2016-05-31
Chemical manufacturer Vertellus Specialties Inc. filed for chapter 11 protection and is planning to auction its business.
Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat
2016-05-31
Last week the UK Government issued a consultation document on changing UK insolvency legislation to enable distressed companies to obtain a moratorium for up to three months, with the possibility of an extension, under the supervision of an insolvenc
Read More from: Squire Patton Boggs
2016-05-31
Differing Priorities
By Donald L. Swanson
Non-bankruptcy cases usually have a different priority than bankruptcy cases: namely painting a picture v. maximizing value.
Read More from: Mediatbankry
2016-05-30
CBS News.com reports “Overdraft fees are raking in billions of dollars for the banking industry. But who’s paying them? Predominantly a tiny subset of consumers: young, working in lower-wage jobs and heavy users of debit cards.
Read More from: Diane L. Drain - Phoenix Bankruptcy & Foreclosure Attorney