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

Troutman Sanders

Bankruptcy Court for the District of Iowa, absent a plan provision providing otherwise, those funds revert to the debtors. 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.

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Your Commercial Debtor Just Went Bankrupt — Can You Still Get The Money You’re Owed?

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However, if the debtor owes a significant amount, you may want to consider pursuing the debt in bankruptcy court. Even in a best-case scenario — as a secured creditor — you could be waiting up to six years to receive payment. These will contain a listing of the amounts owed to each creditor, whether secured or unsecured.

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Florida Bankruptcy Court Sanctions Debt Buyer for Seeking to Collect Debt that Consumer Failed to Schedule in Bankruptcy Case

Troutman Sanders

As background, in 2002, the debtor and her then-spouse jointly filed a “no asset” Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition. She listed 45 unsecured creditors in her schedules of assets and liabilities, including the $7,400 credit card debt at issue. The court found this argument contrary to the plain text of the Bankruptcy Code.

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Court Dismisses Bankruptcy Case to Enable Debtor to Seek a Paycheck Protection Loan

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It is well known in the restructuring world that a debtor in bankruptcy can’t get a PPP loan. But what if you’re a debtor and decide a PPP loan could save your business? The issue arose recently where a chapter 11 debtor already had DIP financing in place. The debtor is an event design company.

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

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American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff. . 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] 6] The court referred to 11 U.S.C. 1325(b)(1)(B)). [8]

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Another Bankruptcy Court Weighs in on Postpetition Interest

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Because it was solvent at confirmation, the debtor proposed to pay secured creditors in full, with interest at the contract rate, and general unsecured creditors in full, with postpetition interest at the “legal rate,” or a rate determined by the Court that leaves the creditors unimpaired. [1]

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Solvent Debtors Must pay the Contractual Post-Petition Interest Rate on Unimpaired Claims

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the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that solvent-debtors are required to pay unimpaired creditors their bargained for post-petition interest rate. [1] 7] Generally, under the Bankruptcy Code, once a debtor files for bankruptcy, an unsecured claim no longer accrues interest. [8]

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