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Eighth Circuit Strikes Down BAPCPA's Provision
Banning Attorneys from Providing Debt Advice
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit yesterday struck down
BAPCPA's provision that barred attorneys from advising clients to take
on more debt before they filed for bankruptcy protection... Read More
Countrywide Submits New Proposal to Settle Lending
Suit
The Countrywide Financial Corp. and a chapter 13 trustee have submitted
a new proposal to resolve claims of abusive lending practices... Read
More
Sharper Image
Battles Requests for Chapter 7 Conversion
Bankrupt retailer Sharper Image Corp. is fighting moves by the
representative of a putative class of shoppers to convert its chapter 11
case to chapter 7... Read More
Aloha Unions Object to Chapter 7 Trustee Order
Two unions representing bankrupt Aloha Airlines' flight attendants and
pilots have objected to a chapter 7 trustee's motion asking a Hawaii
court for authority to amend the company's employee benefit plans... Read
More
Unemployment Rate Hits Five-Year
High
The U.S. jobless rate jumped in August to a nearly five-year high as
employment fell for an eighth straight month, raising the risk of
recession as households face a struggling labor market and high
inflation... Read
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Bankruptcy 2008: Views
from the Bench
September 12, 2008
Washington, D.C.
28th Annual Midwestern
Bankruptcy Institute & Consumer Forum
Kansas City, Missouri
October 3, 2008
Chicago Consumer
Bankruptcy Conference
Chicago, Illinois
October 13, 2008
International Insolvency
Symposium
Frankfurt, Germany
October 31, 2008
Detroit Consumer
Bankruptcy Conference
Troy, Michigan
November 11, 2008
Winter Leadership
Conference
Tucson, Arizona
December 4-6, 2008
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110th Congress
S.
3287, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national
usury rate for consumer credit transactions.
S.
3259, To amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to the
priority of certain high cost credit debts.
P.L.
110-262, To designate the United States bankruptcy courthouse
located at 271 Cadman Plaza East in Brooklyn, New -ork, as the `Conrad
B. Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse'
H.R.
3010, To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with
respect to arbitration.
H.R.
4044, To amend the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer
Protection Act of 2005 to exempt from the means test in bankruptcy
cases, for a limited period, qualifying reserve-component members who,
after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a
homeland defense activity for not less than 60 days.
H.R.
5830, To create a voluntary FHA program that provides mortgage
refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect
neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market.
H.R.
5679, To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to
require mortgagees for mortgages in default to engage in reasonable loss
mitigation activities.
H.R.
3221, A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other
purposes. (Senate housing stimulus package).
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