In light of the banking failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic (as well as Credit Suisse), this summer, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC proposed guidance and rules for larger banks to (i) develop...more
11/7/2023
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Capital Requirements ,
Chapter 11 ,
Chapter 7 ,
Collateral ,
Debtors ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Insolvency ,
Lehman Brothers ,
Liquidation ,
Liquidity ,
Repurchase Agreements ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Secured Debt ,
SIPA ,
Unsecured Debt
On December 1, 2022, several important amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (Rules) became permanent and will govern the procedures employed in cases filed under Subchapter V of Title 11 of the US Code...more
Recent decisions by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware signal further disagreement over the treatment of “make-whole” premium payments under the Bankruptcy Code.
In...more
In an issue of first impression for the jurisdiction, the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois has ruled that a subchapter V debtor “substantially consummated” its plan by paying less than $1,500 in...more
The House has passed a bill that will now go to the President to sign into law that raises the eligible debt ceiling for Subchapter V of Chapter 11 to $7,500,000. Small businesses with up to $7,500,000 in noncontingent,...more
The recently-passed Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”) augments the CARES Act by expanding the existing Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and adding additional stimulus programs in an attempt to lay some...more
1/8/2021
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
CARES Act ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Debtors ,
Economic Stimulus ,
Eligibility ,
Exemptions ,
New Legislation ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Safe Harbors ,
SBA
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is one of several lifelines extended by Congress to small businesses struggling to survive the COVID-19 public health crisis.
The PPP was established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and...more