Wed.Jul 15, 2020

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What Are My Repayment Obligations Under Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?

Sawin & Shea

When you’re considering Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you’re also wondering how much of your debt you’d be obligated to pay back. Plus, you need to know how much time and paperwork it will take. Let’s take a look at a debtor’s obligations under Chapter 13 bankruptcy. This could be an excellent choice for you, depending on your situation. What Is A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Plan?

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Does a Commercial Landlord Have a Duty to Mitigate Damages After a Tenant Breaches the Lease Agreement?

Jimerson Firm

Generally, a commercial landlord does not have a duty to mitigate or reduce its damages after a tenant breaches the commercial lease agreement. See Coast Fed. Savs. & Loan Ass’n v. DeLoach , 362 So. 2d 982, 984 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978). However, there is an exception where the commercial landlord retakes possession of the premises for the benefit of the tenant.

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5 Ways to Reduce Your Debt and Avoid Collections

The Kaplan Group

If collection agents like me are calling you, you need to reduce your debt. The Covid-19 pandemic has been hard on a lot of businesses and business owners. People who have never been late with a payment in their life are suddenly facing a pile of bills. To avoid your account being sent to collections, you need to find ways to reduce your debt. 1. Prioritize your bills.

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Onguard expands UK sales team with Andy Bass

On Guard

Onguard expands UK sales team with addition of Andy Bass. London, 15 July 2020 – Onguard, the FinTech company dedicated to redefining the order-to-cash payment process, has announced the appointment of Andy Bass as New Business Development Manager as the company continues its UK expansion and exploits new opportunities in the region. With more than 20 years’ experience within the IT industry in the UK and Europe, Andy has held a number of senior roles including as the UK CEO of a major multinati

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From Complexity to Clarity: Strategies for Effective Compliance and Security Measures

Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.

When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.

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How Much Do You Need to Save for Retirement?

Direct Recovery

Are you confident that you are saving enough money to retire comfortably? If you are anything like most Americans in 2020, the answer to that question probably isn’t going to make you feel very good about yourself. In fact, the majority of Americans today are significantly undercapitalized for the lifestyle they expect to live throughout those golden years.

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Extending the Statute of Limitations in New York Debt Collection Cases

FFGN COLLECT NY

Worried it’s too late to bring a debt collection case? Don’t be. There are many ways to extend or toll the statute of limitations for New York debt collection cases. Successfully extending the statute of limitations, can afford you more time to start your case. The statute of limitations is the length of time allowed to file an action. The time varies from state to state and is set by state legislation.

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Take 5 Immigration Podcast Series: Episode 6

Burr Forman

Episode 6 of the Take 5 Immigration Podcast features special guest Jonathan Eggert to discuss a few common questions about the green card process to help listeners better understand what it takes to sponsor an employee for a Green Card. The podcast is hosted by Burr partner Melissa Azallion , from the firm’s Hilton Head office. The post Take 5 Immigration Podcast Series: Episode 6 appeared first on Burr & Forman.

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How to Win Fans and Influence Profits: Using Digital Transformation to Achieve Hyper-Personalization

Fico Collections

Register for our July 21 Webinar on Personalization: [link]. Though written more than 80 years ago – long before digital transformation – Dale Carnegie’s seminal book, How to Win Friends and Influence People , remains one of the top 20 business books of all time. It has been translated into multiple languages, sold 30 million copies worldwide, and served as the basis for a global business training program with more than eight million graduates… including Ronald Reagan, Warren Buffett, Lee Iacoc

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CFPB Releases Updated COVID-19 Consumer Complaint Data

Consumer Finance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an updated Complaint Bulletin, analyzing the more than 8,000 complaints it received from January through May 2020 that mention coronavirus or related terms (“coronavirus keywords”).

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When It Comes to Collections Software, “Good Enough” Isn’t Good Enough

Are you finding some snags in your collections process? With delinquencies, and the number of consumers looking for payment assistance on the rise, it may be time to consider an efficient cloud-based software to support your team. Learn how MeridianLink® Collect has helped financial institutions like yours streamline collections processes.

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Interesting environmental-law-oriented nuisance case from the Third Circuit

Public Citizen

I thought our readers might want to look at an interesting new decision from the Third Circuit about common-law nuisance under Pennsylvania law. The decision is Baptiste v. Bethlehem Landfill Company. The first two paragraphs of the opinion offer a synopsis: Robin and Dexter Baptiste brought an action against the Bethlehem Landfill Company on behalf of a class of homeowner-occupants and renters claiming interference with the use and enjoyment of their homes and loss in property value caused by n

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New Appeals Court Ruling on the Scope of Subsequent Transferee Liability Under Section 550

PBWT

Section 550 of the Bankruptcy Code provides that, when a transfer is avoided under one of several other sections of the Code, a trustee may recover “the property transferred, or, if the court so orders, the value of such property” from “the initial transferee of such transfer,” “the entity for whose benefit such transfer was made,” or “any immediate or mediate transferee of such initial transferee.” 11 U.S.C. § 550(a).

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More on the failure of disclosure laws: Chen paper explores how Australian payday lenders obscure mandatory warnings

Public Citizen

Vivien Chen of the Monash University - Department of Business Law & Taxation has written Online Payday Lenders: Trusted Friends or Debt Traps? 43 University of New South Wales Law Journal (Advance 2020). Here's the abstract: The recent Senate inquiry into credit and hardship underscored the prevalence of predatory conduct in the payday lending industry.

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