ABI Blog Exchange

2015-09-08
Labor Day has come and gone, but here’s one more sign summer is over: a bus company that ferried Manhattanites to the Hamptons has filed for bankruptcy.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2015-09-08
Visual hacking has emerged as a dangerously straightforward way to pierce banks' complex security systems. Here's how banks can ward off malevolent shoulder-surfers.

Read More from: BankThink

2015-09-08
A judge on Friday said Credit Suisse must pay a unit of Highland Capital Management $287.5 million over a soured real-estate loan, a win for James Dondero’s hedge-fund firm in its multipronged fight against the

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2015-09-08
Regulators are insisting that bank boards take responsibility for corporate culture. That's no cause for alarm, so long as directors are prepared to take ownership of the issue.

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2015-09-05
According to a fellow lawyer, JayFleischman · August 28, 2015, a proclaimed expert in student loans and bankruptcy, federal student loans c
2015-09-04
A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week, including demands for more transparency on banks' small-business lending and why the average American should care about the GSE investors lawsuit.

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2015-09-04
Every consumer with a 401(k), retirement account or brokerage account ought to care about whether the government has the right to unilaterally amend a companyÂ's operating agreement.

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2015-09-04
Monday is Labor Day.  That means that the next three days are not only your last opportunity to wear white, but also the perfect time to enjoy the Weil Bankruptcy Blog’s last bit of Bankruptcy Beach Reading.  To help you pass the time and forget that
2015-09-04
Editor's note: Morning Scan will not publish on Monday, Sept. 7 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We'll be back on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Receiving Wide Coverage ...

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2015-09-03
Interesting article in Bloomberg Business regarding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) “a record 26,704 complaints were registered in July, up 15 percent from the previous month and up 20 percent from a year ago.
2015-09-03
Sovereign debt has traditionally been contrasted with corporate debt. Unlike corporations, sovereigns are immune from suit and asset seizure.

Read More from: Credit Slips

2015-09-03
In resolving a motion for leave to file an amended complaint to add new claims, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in
2015-09-03
Dark pools have a bad reputation these days Â-- but they also reduce the transaction costs of large trades and help provide the market with liquidity.

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2015-09-03
Blythe Masters talks up the blockchain in a magazine cover story, noted photographer Annie Leibovitz has been hired to shoot portraits of women and entrepreneurs as part of a bank marketing campaign; itÂ'll only be a mere 28 years for women to achiev

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2015-09-03
Sarah Frankel has launched the525group, a recruitment firm for professional services firms in the bankruptcy and restructuring indust

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat