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U.S. Government Seizes Fannie Mae, Freddie
Mac
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced plans yesterday for the
United States to take control of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac and replace the companies' chief executives... Read More
Judge Approves Bankruptcy Filing for California
City
Bankruptcy Judge Michael McManus ruled Friday that the
city of Vallejo, Calif., could push forward with its bankruptcy case,
rejecting a legal challenge by police and firefighters unions... Read
More
Silver State
Bank Shut Down
State and federal regulators on Friday shut down Silver State
Bank, the latest in a series of bank failures... Read More
Auto Executives Set to Lobby for Government Aid
Top auto executives will launch a lobbying push this week for billions
in government loans to help beleaguered auto makers and their
suppliers... Read
More
Boscov's $250 Million DIP Financing
Approved
Bankrupt department store chain Boscov's Inc. received final approval of
a $250 million debtor-in-possession loan (DIP) that the company says
will allow it to continue its operations into the holiday sales
season... Read
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Bankruptcy 2008: Views
from the Bench
September 12, 2008
Washington, D.C.
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
Delaware Views from the
Bench and Bar
Wilmington, Delaware
November 3, 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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