ABI Blog Exchange

2015-12-29
Bloomberg Business reports that, according to Standard & Poors analysts, more American companies have defaulted on their debts this year than have companies issuing debt in any other country or region.Per Bloomberg Business:By 

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2015-12-29
Bloomberg Business reports that, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, bankruptcies among oil and gas companies have reached levels not seen in years.Per Bloomberg Business:By:  

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2015-12-29
May a chapter 11 debtor who is a guarantor require a creditor to look solely to the provisions of the primary obligor’s confirmed plan for repayment?

Read More from: Creditors' Rights

2015-12-29
Bankruptcy and restructuring professionals usually do not need to be political junkies.

Read More from: Bankruptcy Law Insights

2015-12-29
It is well known that individuals and

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

2015-12-29
Officials that assess how well banks lend and invest in their communities seem out of sync with the experiences of Main Street.

Read More from: BankThink

2015-12-29
Rare-earths miner Molycorp Inc. is pushing for a trimmed-down company that can exit chapter 11 bankruptcy rather than being pushed into a liquidation, saying it would be worth more in the former scenario.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2015-12-29
In today’s post, we’ll shift away from the big Delaware cases and focus on a critical “small business debtor” Chapter 11 provision.

Read More from: Plan Proponent

2015-12-28
On December 22, 2015, an involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed against Metrogate, LLC, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.  The petitioning creditors are various Taberna Preferred Funding entities.
2015-12-28
In a 7 page decision released December 28, 2015, Judge Sontchi of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court ruled on a professional’s fee application.  Even though the Opinion is not particularly unexpected or unusual, because this occurs so infrequently, I thou
2015-12-28
A trip to London reveals how far ahead British and other European regulators are in streamlining the licensing process for payments providers and other fintech firms.

Read More from: BankThink

2015-12-28
The law that controls everything as it relates to credit reports and credit reporting is titled the

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

2015-12-28
How can your company avoid missteps? By engaging with your shareholders in a constructive way.

Read More from: BankThink

2015-12-28
A bankruptcy judge last week rejected San Bernardino, Calif.’s plan to leave chapter 9 bankruptcy. The plan proposes to repay a fraction of the city’s debt instead of raising taxes.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2015-12-26
In analyzing the parameters surrounding a state law assignment for benefit of creditors, as well as the extent and limits of the powers of the assignee, the Eleventh Circuit in Ullrich v.

Read More from: Creditors' Rights

2015-12-25
This will be a short Christmas post. We just couldn’t resist the urge to follow-up on our Thanksgiving filing figures by looking-up Christmas filings.

Read More from: Plan Proponent

2015-12-24
Financial institutions considering whether to bank marijuana-related businesses often receive inaccurate information about the emerging industry. Here are five common myths.

Read More from: BankThink