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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Bill on Bankruptcy: Kodak Plan Bumps the Debt, Craters Stock [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/1/2013

May 2 (Bloomberg Law) -- Eastman Kodak Co. filed a Chapter 11 plan that cratered the stock and bumped up the unsecured notes, although the plan may be revised to pay off second-lien debt fully in cash, as Bloomberg Law's Lee...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Stockton May Win the Battle, Lose the War [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 4/3/2013

April 2 (Bloomberg Law) -- Although Stockton, California established the right to be in a Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy, the judge warned the city that victory may be short-lived if bondholders prove that pensioners must...more

Community Banking Excellence - April 2012

by Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/11/2012

In This Issue: - Interview with a Community Banking Professional: Mark Williamson, President of High Point Bank - Creditors' Rights: Top 10 Bankruptcy Truths Bankers Should Know by Rayford K. (Trip) Adams III...more

MF Global - U.S. Update as of November 7, 2011

by Reed Smith on 11/10/2011

SIPC Trustee Takes First Steps to Thaw Frozen Customer Securities Accounts On November 4, 2011, the SIPC Trustee took his first steps toward transferring frozen customer securities accounts held by MF Global Inc....more

Securitization and Loan Modification

by Bankruptcy Lawsuit on 5/16/2011

Securitization Trusts & Loan Modifications At Odds Filed under: Bankruptcy,Loan Modification A major factor complicating private, voluntary loan modification efforts is securitization. The vast majority, somewhere upwards...more

Dodd-Frank Act Creates Significant Changes in Bankruptcy Law Affecting Derivatives and Other Trading Counterparties

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 9/22/2010

After months of negotiations and conferences among key legislators, President Obama signed into law a final version of regulatory reform legislation on July 21, 2010. More than 2,000 pages long, the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street...more

White Paper Exposing Abuses of Wall Street On Subprime Mortgage Industry

by Nye Lavalle on 1/1/1999

First paper to define predatory lending and also create the terms "predatory servicing" and "predatory mortgage servicing" as well as "predatory securitization." A must read for anyone involved in litigation in subprime...more