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| Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
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House Passes Bankruptcy Judgeship Measure
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The House passed a bill (HR 4967) by unanimous consent to allow temporary bankruptcy court judgeships created by the 2005 bankruptcy overhaul (PL 109-...
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| Tuesday, March 20, 2012 |
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Durbin Urges Private Student Loans Be Discharged in Bankruptcy
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Bloomberg
By Janet Lorin - Mar 20, 2012 10:09 AM ET
Students who take out loans from private lenders to finance their education should have the sa...
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| Tuesday, March 20, 2012 |
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Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Student Loans
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This morning at 10 a.m. EDT, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts will hold a hearing on “The Looming St...
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| Thursday, December 22, 2011 |
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Regulator considers mortgage debt reduction for bankrupt: report
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(Reuters) - The regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is actively considering a proposal that would allow for a reduction in the outstanding mortga...
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| Wednesday, December 21, 2011 |
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FHFA Considering NACBA's Principal Paydown Plan
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FHFA Mulling Zero-Interest Loans for Bankrupt Borrowers
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is considering a plan that would help underwater homeo...
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| Thursday, December 08, 2011 |
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Congress passes National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act
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The House of Representatives on November 29th passed, on a vote of 407-1, legislation (HR 2192) that would renew an exemption for reservists and Natio...
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| Wednesday, December 07, 2011 |
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House Votes to Continue Slate of Bankruptcy Judgeships; Senate action slated for this week
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The House of Representatives on December 6th passed by voice vote an amended bill (HR 1021) that would allow several temporary bankruptcy judgeships t...
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| Tuesday, December 06, 2011 |
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NACBA's Principal Paydown Plan
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Experts agree that in order for the economy to recover, the housing market first must be stabilized by preventing avoidable foreclosures. While there ...
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| Friday, August 12, 2011 |
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NACBA Responds to Admin Plan to Sell Vacant & Abandoned Homes
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Press Release, August 12, 2011:
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEYS ISSUES RESPONSE TO OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PLAN TO SELL VA...
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| Wednesday, July 27, 2011 |
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NACBA Pres. William Brewer testifies before House Judiciary Committee
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On July 27, 2011, NACBA President William Brewer testified before the House Judiciary Committee on the issue of “Chapter 7 Bankruptcy ...
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| Thursday, April 21, 2011 |
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Homework Regulators Aren’t Doing
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By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
Published: April 16, 2011
“ONE too many times, this court has been witness to the shoddy practices and sloppy account...
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| Friday, June 04, 2010 |
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Student Debt and a Push for Fairness
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If you run up big credit card bills buying a new home theater system and can’t pay it off after a few years, bankruptcy judges can get rid of th...
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| Monday, May 10, 2010 |
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Did Changing Bankruptcy Laws Cause the Mortgage Mess?
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During the debate over changes in personal bankruptcy laws, bankers were tripping over themselves to get Congress to agree to changes to make filing p...
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| Thursday, April 29, 2010 |
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Students trapped in private loans, with no bankruptcy protection
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Valisha Cooks assumed that the college education she financed with debt -- about half of it in expensive private student loans -- would pay off handso...
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| Thursday, April 15, 2010 |
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Fighting Foreclosures
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From the start, the central concern about President Obama’s antiforeclosure effort has been that it would postpone foreclosures but ultimately n...
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| Friday, January 08, 2010 |
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Federal bankruptcy judges should have the ability to modify home loans, and other government program
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The housing market was ground zero for this recession. It's where the downturn began, and it's where aftershocks continue. The federal government must...
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