On July 6, 2011, the FDIC issued a final rule implementing certain orderly liquidation authority provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.
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In this still-troubled economy, the majority of chapter 11 cases in the small- and mid-sized markets continue to lead straight into chapter 11 liquidation and/or 3
In bankruptcy, a debtor often faces assessments for interest and penalties on property taxes from a variety of taxing jurisdictions. Addressing these claims can be frustrating and time-consuming.
The Bankruptcy Code, under § 553, expressly preserves a creditor’s pre-petition right to setoff of mutual debt with the debtor.
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For some time, there has been confusion over when a civil injunction is dischargeable in bankruptcy. In United States v.
Much has been written about what §503(b)(9) is not: It does not do enough to protect creditors; it gives too much leverage to vendors and not enough to the debtor;
When the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) determines that a bank is insolvent, the FDIC will sometimes take it over to ensure that the bank’s deposits