ABI Blog Exchange

2016-05-18
The CFPB has a new report out on auto title lending, and the findings are jaw-dropping.

Read More from: Credit Slips

2016-05-18
The silver that Jeffrey Mark McMeel bought from Northwest Territorial Mint never arrived to his home in Washington, but the unorthodox method he chose to protect his investment has him facing sanctions in a Seattle courtroom on Friday.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2016-05-18
For a more immediate payoff, community banks should focus marketing on older customers that are facing a new set of economic pressures.

Read More from: BankThink

2016-05-18
Wall Street Journal JPMorgan Chase is trying to seal off potential gaps in its security system by limiting which employees can access Swift. Unnamed sources said JPMorgan began reducing employee access in recent weeks.

Read More from: BankThink

2016-05-18
I have previously reported extensively on Teresa Guidice of the Real Housewives o

Read More from: Bonds & Botes, P.C.

2016-05-18
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Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2016-05-18
 By: Donald L Swanson “Testimony from the mediator would be crucial . . . and . . . refusing to compel that testimony posed a serious threat.”

Read More from: Mediatbankry

2016-05-18
Action Item. In every bankruptcy mediation where the fight is still fresh, we need to recognize that a one-and-done session expectation is probably unrealistic—and adjust our expectations accordingly.

Read More from: Mediatbankry

2016-05-17
By Louis S. RobinLaw Offices of Louis S.

Read More from: CLLA Bankruptcy Blog

2016-05-17
Crooked lawyers, judges and doctors are often common fodder in works of fiction.  The story of how Kentucky attorney Eric Conn, Administrative Law Judge

Read More from: Bonds & Botes, P.C.

2016-05-17
      A district court in Michigan affirmed the bankruptcy court's finding that once the debtor signed an lease assumption agreement post-petition, they could not revoke it despite the failure to comply with the requ

Read More from: Tampa Bankruptcy

2016-05-17
As these economic times get tougher and tougher for debtors, I am confronted on a weekly and sometimes daily basis regarding their plight.
2016-05-17
In our latest installment of “Breaking the Code”, we take a look at a common section of the Bankruptcy Code that comes up in nearly every chapter 11 case: section 365(a).  Section 365 contains one of the most powerful rights conferred upon a chapter
2016-05-17
Requiring the bank regulators to disclose the numerical grades they give for capital, assets and other factors would subject them to the same market discipline they demand for banks.

Read More from: BankThink

2016-05-17
Google should be applauded for deciding to ban payday loan-sponsored ads. But it should tweak some of the details so legitimate lenders can still advertise.

Read More from: BankThink

2016-05-17
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Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2016-05-16
The Big Easy.  A city overflowing with art, food, fun, and pride.  A place where you can experience the immensity and power of a hurricane (both the rum-based libation and the coastal weather event).  And home to one of the most popular travel destin