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Total U.S. Bankruptcies in First Half of 2008
Up 29 Percent from a Year Ago
The total number of U.S. bankruptcies filed during the first six months
of 2008 increased 29.2 percent over the same period in 2007... Read More
Judge Tosses Appraisal Suit against IndyMac,
FDIC
U.S. District Court Judge John G. Koeltl on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit
against bankrupt IndyMac Bancorp Inc. and the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp., claiming that IndyMac Bank hired appraisers that intentionally
inflated home values so the bank could charge higher interest rates on
home equity loans... Read
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Commentary: A
Wake-Up Call on Home Equity Loans
An increase in consumer complaints over the cancellation or
reduction of home equity lines of credit has prompted one federal
banking regulator to remind financial institutions about the laws
governing this type of loan, according to a commentary in today's
Washington Post... Read More
SEC Moves to Pull Plug on U.S. Accounting
Standards
The Securities and Exchange Commission signaled the demise of U.S.
accounting standards, kicking off a process yesterday that could
ultimately require all publicly listed American companies to follow an
international model instead... Read
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Mervyn's Wins Approval of DIP
Financing
Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross on Tuesday approved a $465
million debtor-in-possession financing package for department store
chain Mervyn's LLC... Read
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16th Annual Southwest
Bankruptcy Conference
September 4-6, 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada
Complex Financial
Restructuring Program
September 4-5, 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada
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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