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What Are Preferential Payments in Bankruptcy?

Sawin & Shea

Which creditors can they pay? Which ones will not get the payment they’re owed? This typically occurs because the debtor doesn’t have the money to pay all of their creditors, so they feel they need to rank which ones are more important to pay first. Under ordinary business terms, that’s sensible.

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Idaho Bankruptcy Court Holds that Later-Recovered Assets Revert to Borrower Absent Plan Provision to the Contrary

Troutman Sanders

What happens to funds recovered by the trustee after the final plan payment is made in a chapter 13 case? In In re McCrorey , the debtors confirmed a chapter 13 plan, which required them to make payments for 60 months and provided no payments to unsecured creditors. According to the U.S.

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Section 1126 of the Bankruptcy Code and the Dangers of Sleeping on Your Rights as a Creditor

PBWT

This is especially true if you’re a creditor in a chapter 11 case. Two mortgage companies held more than $800,000 in secured claims, and 33 creditors had unsecured claims totaling about $1.1 The plan proposed to pay unsecured creditors $300,000 over five years and to make regular mortgage payments to the secured creditors.

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Decoding Chapter 12 Bankruptcy: Navigating the 20-Year Treasury Bond Rate vs. National Prime Rate Dilemma in Determining Discount Rates on Secured Creditor Claims

ABI

In a Chapter 12 bankruptcy, the debtor generally proposes a plan for repaying creditors from future earnings. [1] 1] Under a Chapter 12 plan, secured creditors will generally be paid in full, while unsecured creditors will often receive less than full payment. [2] 7] In Farm Credit Services of America v.

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$225,000 Punitive Damages Award Upheld Where Creditor Repeatedly Contacted Customer After Being Notified of Attorney Representation

Troutman Sanders

Ultimately, the plaintiff filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, listed the defendant as an unsecured creditor, and obtained a discharge of her debt. After receiving notice of representation, the defendant sent five billing notifications to the plaintiff and made six telephone calls attempting to collect on the $5 monthly payment.

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As Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filings Surge, Here’s What Creditors Need to Know to Protect and Enforce Their Rights

Fraser

Creditors of a bankrupt company must be aware of the various deadlines and procedures that govern the chapter 11 process in order to protect and enforce their rights. For creditors to maximize their recoveries, they must stay informed and take action during a bankruptcy proceeding. First Day” Motions. Proof-of-Claim Bar Date.

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Debtor Allowed to Make Voluntary Contributions to Retirement Fund While Repaying Creditors

ABI

In In re Marlena Joy Pizzo , the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina held that a debtor may voluntarily contribute to her retirement plan while paying creditors under a bankruptcy plan. [1] 4].

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