A song contest might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of bankruptcy. But apparently, it is for the folks at the Bankruptcy Bill cartoon site. So if you have any thoughts or feelings about the topic of bankruptcy, whether from personal experience or otherwise, here’s a wonderful opportunity to …
I always try to warn people to avoid the empty promises of debt relief and debt settlement companies that require up-front fees and imply that you’ll only need to pay pennies on the dollar. Now, the Wall Street Journal is warning people as well in a recent article (“Beware of ‘Debt-Relief’ Offers“). The article notes …
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The Center For Responsible Lending, a nonprofit and non-partisan research and policy organization focused on fighting abusive lending practices, is warning people to beware of recent changes banks have made to their debit card policies. Previously, if you attempted a transaction with your debit card and you did not have enough money in your account …
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In a previous post (“Defenses to Preference Actions – Part I“), I explained that there are three common defenses to preference actions (also often called “preference lawsuits”) that you can use if you’ve received a demand letter from a bankruptcy trustee, from counsel to a Debtor-In-Possession or counsel to a creditors committee. In subsequent posts …
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What does BAPCPA Man dress up for on Halloween? Read below and find out. Note: This cartoon is posted on the NYBankruptcyNet site with the express permission of the creators of BAPCPA Man. Click here to see a larger version of BAPCPA Man #13: Halloween & Bankruptcy. If the prospect of filing for bankruptcy in …
In a previous post (“Defenses to Preference Actions – Part I“), I explained that there are three common defenses to preference actions (also often called “preference lawsuits”) that you can use if you’ve received a demand letter from a bankruptcy trustee, from counsel to a Debtor-In-Possession or counsel to a creditors committee. The first one …
Preference Actions: What is the “Ordinary Course of Business” Defense? Read More »
In the wake of Annie Leibovitz’s recent near-bankruptcy, I thought it might be worth taking a look at the current intersection of bankruptcy and the art world. 1. Starting with Annie Leibovitz, the media has been reporting that a recent Obama family photo portrait was done by Leibovitz right before she worked out a deal …
Bankruptcy Bill and his pal Struck Finn continue their fantasy-football-applied-to-bankruptcy conversation. Note: This cartoon is posted on the NYBankruptcyNet site with the express permission of the creators of BAPCPA Man. Click here to see a larger version of the image. If you’re facing bankruptcy issues, have questions about bankruptcy or are considering filing for bankruptcy …
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In previous posts on this site (What is a Preference? And why should you care? and Preference Actions: How to Defend Against Them), I’ve addressed the topic of preference actions (also commonly referred to as preference lawsuits). If you read those two posts, then you know that, from a creditor’s perspective: Preference actions seem unfair …
You may have noticed a couple pieces of bad news circulating in the media the last few days. One is that foreclosures have continued to climb, according to the quarterly statistics put out by RealityTrac. Why the increase? Apparently banks have been delaying a lot of foreclosures as they’ve tried to implement the federal foreclosure …
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