ABI Blog Exchange

2015-01-19
Many community banks will soon have to replace outdated technology Â-- expenses that will hit them in an ongoing environment of compressed net interest margins, increasing compliance costs and higher capital requirements.

Read More from: BankThink

2015-01-19
We are happy to welcome back Professor Michelle Harner of the University of Maryland and the reporter for the American Bankruptcy Institute's Comm

Read More from: Credit Slips

2015-01-19
A recent Millennium Trust white paper, “Raising Assets in a Post-Madoff World,” calls forth the image of private fund investors who did not look hard enough and at regulators who did not require enough or the right kinds of disclosures.
2015-01-18
On January 12, 2015, Appaloosa Investment LP and funds affiliated with Oaktree Capital and Tennenbaum Capital filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc.
2015-01-18
“What is time? When no one asks me, I know.  If I want to explain it to someone who asks, I have no idea.” – St. Augustine, The Confessions

Read More from: Spiritually Bankrupt

2015-01-17
There've been a bunch of post-mortems of the Antonio Weiss nomination in the press the last few days (see, e.g., here,

Read More from: Credit Slips

2015-01-16
Investing in startups is different than other types of alternative investing, with unique challenges and opportunities.
2015-01-16
A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.

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2015-01-16
If you ask any bankruptcy lawyer what they feel the best time is for filing bankruptcy, you’ll likely hear a resounding, “Now!” In truth, waiting around to file bankruptcy increases your risk for wage garnishments, lawsuits, auto repossession, and ev

Read More from: AllmandLaw

2015-01-16
As market participants will know, the appeal in the Apcoa II scheme of arrangement settled just before Christmas.
2015-01-16
PE Fund“The private equity balance of power is starting to shift in favor of the strongest general partners, leaving limited partners with less negotiating clout,” according to an article by Pension & Investments writer Arlene Jacobius.
2015-01-16
Teen retailer Wet Seal Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early Friday morning, hoping to salvage some of its stores using a financing offer from B. Riley Co.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2015-01-16
Teen retailer Wet Seal Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early Friday morning, hoping to salvage some of its stores using a financing offer from B. Riley Co.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2015-01-16
Teen retailer Wet Seal Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early Friday morning, hoping to salvage some of its stores using a financing offer from B. Riley Co.

Read More from: WSJ.com: Bankruptcy Beat

2015-01-16
Former Slips guest blogger Michelle Harner has a piece

Read More from: Credit Slips

2015-01-16
Total overhaul of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is a long shot, but Congress can pass measures that set the housing agencies on a path to reform.

Read More from: BankThink

2015-01-16
Editor's note: Morning Scan will not publish on Monday, Jan. 19 in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Day holiday. We'll be back on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Breaking News This Morning ...

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2015-01-15
There is a common thread among potential bankruptcy clients who call seeking bankruptcy relief. They are most concerned about the cost involved in filing for bankruptcy and getting out of debt. I’m not referring to the court costs.