ABI Blog Exchange

2016-03-05
One problem complicating any resolution of Puerto Rico's financial distress is that there are a multiplicity of issuers.

Read More from: Credit Slips

2016-03-04
In a 9 page decision signed March 3, 2016 in the AES Thames bankruptcy, Judge Carey of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court held that the recipient of allegedly preferential transfers had received the transfers from the Debtor in the ordinary course of busi
2016-03-04
Debt relief without Congress? No one promised it would be pretty.  

Read More from: Credit Slips

2016-03-04
Jacoby asks what can the Executive Branch do to help out Puerto Rico.  The most practical thing it could do, right now, is to f

Read More from: Credit Slips

2016-03-04
A Manhattan bankruptcy judge on Tuesday is expected to announce her decision on whether to free Sabine Oil & Gas Corp.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2016-03-04
In case you have just returned from Outer Space- the UK Government has announced that it is holding a referendum on 23 June 2016 on the question: “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the EU or leave the EU?”

Read More from: Squire Patton Boggs

2016-03-04
What happened in 2008 for the mounting student loan debt to be called a “crisis”?

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

2016-03-04
Action Item. We should all be encouraging our local bankruptcy courts to adopt local rules on mediation, establish mediation requirements for adversary proceedings and Chapter 11 plans, look for cases where mandatory mediation orders

Read More from: Mediatbankry

2016-03-03
The Puerto Rico situation feels a little like a McGuyver episode.  How do we get out of a locked room with only a rubber band and a toothpick?  Here are some half-baked thoughts, first on the nature of the problems and then some ideas for solutions.

Read More from: Credit Slips

2016-03-03
By Donald L. Swanson Sometimes, the old ways aren’t enough.  Sometimes, a little creativity (or lots of it) is needed to address the task at hand.

Read More from: Mediatbankry

2016-03-03
Financially strapped companies’ ranks are swelling.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2016-03-03
“Sometimes, you can make no mistakes, do everything right, and still lose.” Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG)
2016-03-03
This question’s answer is simple.  The answer is any person who is seeking financial relief from his or her creditors can file for Bankruptcy.

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

2016-03-03
In most chapter 13 bankruptcy cases, upon confirmation, a monthly payment is set in place and it will not vary. However, there is always an exception to this rule.
2016-03-03
By Donald L. Swanson If I were a bankruptcy judge [I’m not and have no aspirations to become one], I’d be doing everything in my power to promote mediation in my court—right now.

Read More from: Mediatbankry

2016-03-03
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Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2016-03-03
I am defending a motion tomorrow by NCT for summary  judgement on student loan debt. Problem is, they have not proved that

Read More from: Discharge Student Loan

2016-03-02
Melissa's post asked what the executive branch could do to facilitate restructuring of Puerto Rico's debt.

Read More from: Credit Slips