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Cannabis Receiverships Are (and Will Be) On the Rise

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Based on a recent article in the Green Market Report (and corresponding public filings), “$1.83 billion of . . . debt is set to come due by 2026” for a number of publicly traded multi-state cannabis operators (“MSO”s). While...more

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Navigating the Future: The Evolution of NMLS

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In the dynamic landscape of financial services, the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) has emerged as a cornerstone for regulation and compliance. Serving as an online platform, NMLS facilitates the state license...more

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Everything to Know About Filing a Mechanic’s Lien In North Carolina

A lien, sometimes referred to as a security interest, is an interest in real or personal property that secures the payment of a debt or the performance of an obligation. The most common examples of liens are mortgages (deeds...more

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The Rise of Convertible Debt: An Alternative Source of Funding for Chinese Issuers

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In the ever-evolving world of corporate finance, one trend that has been gaining significant momentum is the increased issuance of convertible debt by Chinese issuers. Over the past few months, Chinese technology companies...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Une dette partiellement recouvrée par le truchement d’une lettre de crédit ne peut faire l‘objet d’un redressement pour créance...

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Dans une décision rendue le 6 septembre 2024, la Cour du Québec (la « Cour »), sous la plume de l’honorable Daniel Bourgeois, a statué que la déduction pour créance irrécouvrable dans le calcul de la taxe nette et prévue à...more

International Lawyers Network

Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Rehabilitation Proceedings in Canada (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY & REHABILITATION PROCEEDINGS UNDER CANADIAN LAW - 1. Canada's Political and Legal System - Canada has a federal system of government, subject to its Constitution, which was...more

McAfee & Taft

Gavel to Gavel: What will legislature do about private equity in healthcare?

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State legislatures across the country are beginning to consider and debate the pros and cons of passing laws aimed at regulating private equity’s role in the healthcare industry. According to an article in the Wall Street...more

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Internal Revenue Service Warns of “Mills” Taking Advantage of Taxpayers With Offer in Compromise (“OIC”) Program

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In a recent news release (available here), the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) warned taxpayers about promoters claiming their services are needed to resolve unpaid taxes owed to the IRS....more

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Jersey Company Law Series: Mergers - which entities, the process and the effect

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The Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, as amended, (the "Law") provides a modern, simple and flexible merger regime for relevant companies and other entities, whilst also protecting shareholder and creditor interests....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB Blog: Debt collectors who attempt to collect on spouse’s medical bills from a survivor may violate federal law

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The CFPB recently issued a blog post, highlighting debt collection impacts on surviving spouses. In the blog, the CFPB warns that debt collectors who try to collect on a spouse’s medical bills from a survivor, who is not...more

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FTC and CFPB Focus on Medical, Rental Debt Collection Practices

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In this episode of his "Clearly Conspicuous" podcast series, "FTC and CFPB Focus on Medical, Rental Debt Collection Practices," consumer protection attorney Anthony DiResta examines the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and...more

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CFPB Report Highlights Challenges Facing Servicemembers and Veterans, Including Student Loans and Money Transfer/Virtual Currency...

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Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Burau) released its annual report detailing the financial challenges faced by servicemembers, veterans, and military families. In 2023, this group submitted nearly...more

J.S. Held

Lending Climate in America – 3rd Quarter 2024 Survey

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With inflation still affecting the US economy, lenders are now focused on the economic impact of the upcoming presidential election. Lenders’ expectations for the US economy’s performance in the longer term – beyond the next...more

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Enforcing debts in the Cayman Islands and BVI which are subject to an arbitration clause

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Where a debt is due under an agreement (and assuming there is no binding non-petition clause in effect), it is possible to take steps to wind up the company without first proceeding to arbitration, in accordance with the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB’s Frotman: Companies are using technology to squeeze more out of those who can least afford it

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Innovation and technology are not the magic wands that will help low-income Americans climb out of debt; they often are tools used to prey on the neediest people, Seth Frotman, the CFPB’s general counsel told the Poverty Law...more

Crunched Credit

Embracing ESG (Carefully)

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I really don’t want to talk about ESG.  (Actually, I do but pretend I don’t to bolster my well-earned reputation for balance…Hah!).  ESG is so politically fraught…one person’s lodestar is another shibboleth.  Tribal totem of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Targets Medical and Rental Debt Collection in 2024 Annual Report

On September 5, the CFPB issued its annual report on debt collection practices, detailing the Bureau’s efforts to enforce the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). This year’s report focuses on improper practices in the...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Private Credit Deep Dives – Portability (Europe)

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One of the foundational provisions negotiated in almost every European leveraged loan agreement is the “Change of Control” definition and associated clauses. This provision is crucial because it directly impacts the risk...more

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CFPB: Most debt collection complaints in 2023 were attempts to collect debts not owed

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The most frequent consumer debt collection complaints filed with the CFPB in 2023 were attempts to collect debts that actually were not owed, the bureau said in its annual Fair Debt Collection Practices Act report....more

IR Global

Could an interest rate reduction reduce government expenditure?

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A 1% reduction in the Bank Rate would reduce the UK government's annual interest charges on the national debt, but the exact amount of the reduction depends on the proportion of the debt that is sensitive to changes in...more

Troutman Pepper

Oklahoma Federal Court Dismisses FDCPA Case Where the Debt was not Disputed

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A U.S. District Court in the Western District of Oklahoma recently dismissed a lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) for lack of Article III standing, finding the plaintiff did not actually dispute the...more

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Finally, We Know What a Nav Loan Is (According to ILPA)?

Last month, the Institutional Limited Partners Association (“ILPA”) weighed in on the interesting philosophical question that fund formation and finance lawyers frequently debate - what is a NAV loan?  Where is the line...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Credit, Tips, Obligation to Pay: CFPB Proposed Interpretive Rule Seeks to Clarify Earned Wage Access and Regulation Z

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On July 18, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued notice of a proposed interpretive rule (Rule) that walks back a prior 2020 Advisory Opinion on the manner in which Regulation Z defines “credit.” The...more

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Federal Judge Sanctions Pittsburgh Law Firm for Writing ‘Imaginary’ Letters on Behalf of Clients in Debt Disputes

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A Pennsylvania federal judge has imposed sanctions and lambasted a law firm and its attorneys for having employees write falsified letters on behalf of clients involved in debt collection disputes....more

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It Costs to Emit Carbon: Interest Rates on European Corporate Debt Increase Based on Carbon Emissions

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Last week, the Dutch central bank released a study that concluded that “[s]ince 2020, a clear price difference has emerged between the costs of borrowing for companies with relatively high carbon emissions and those with...more

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