Bankruptcy Related Topics 
Account Recovery
APRIL 26, 2024
Bankruptcy filings across the United States have shown a significant increase, rising by 16% during the 12-month period ending March 31, according to data released yesterday by the Administrative Office of the U.S.
Account Recovery
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
is pushing the Department of Justice to implement new guidance related to how student loan debts are handled when individuals file for bankruptcy protection, saying the department needs “to do its part to ensure that borrowers who continue to struggle with student debt have a path toward additional relief.” Elizabeth Warren [D-Mass.]
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Sawin & Shea
APRIL 24, 2024
Before someone makes a bankruptcy filing, it is not uncommon for debtors to feel as if they have to make some tough decisions. But this decision to prioritize paying a single creditor over another can complicate their case should they decide to start bankruptcy paperwork. Which creditors can they pay?
Account Recovery
OCTOBER 26, 2021
A District Court judge in Florida has denied a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case for allegedly disregarded cease-and-desist letters sent by an individual after receiving text messages and collection letters from the defendant while the individual had a pending bankruptcy petition.
Troutman Sanders
JANUARY 29, 2024
The debt purchaser in In re McIntosh argued that because it was enforcing a debt that was not listed correctly on the debtor’s bankruptcy schedules, it was entitled to assume the debt had not been discharged. As background, in 2002, the debtor and her then-spouse jointly filed a “no asset” Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition.
Account Recovery
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Collection operation and contact center business-process outsourcing provider iQor filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday, seeking approval of a pre-packaged plan that would provide the company with $130 million of funding to reorganize itself and continue operating.
In the Red
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
. Each year amendments are made to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, which govern how bankruptcy cases are managed. The amendments address issues identified by an Advisory Committee made up of federal judges, bankruptcy attorneys, and others. The rule amendments are ultimately adopted by the U.S.
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