By C. Ryan Barber | January 18, 2018
"This case should never have been brought in the first place. We're pleased that the bureau has decided to withdraw a lawsuit," Lori Alvino McGill, a Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz partner, said about the CFPB's decision Thursday to drop a lawsuit against payday lenders in Kansas federal court.
By Samantha Joseph | January 18, 2018
Court documents allege the company targets disabled and retired military veterans with pensions.
By Samantha Joseph | January 17, 2018
The decision drew a special concurrence from a judge, who wanted to go further by keeping all missed payments in play.
By R. Robin McDonald | January 16, 2018
U.S. District Chief Judge Thomas Thrash Jr. has set up separate litigation tracks for 334 consumer suits and 62 suits by financial institutions against Equifax. Thrash also will preside over separate securities fraud claims against the Atlanta-based credit bureau.
Daily Business Review | Analysis
By Samantha Joseph | January 5, 2018
The homeowner challenged an order granting the surplus funds to the association, arguing the creditor never recorded a claim of lien or moved to obtain a final judgment.
By Katheryn Tucker | January 3, 2018
The country's ninth-largest nonbank residential mortgage servicer was accused of improperly handling loans during the housing and foreclosure crisis that triggered the Great Recession.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Carlos J. Cuevas | January 3, 2018
Carlos J. Cuevas discusses 'In re Ciarcia', in which Bankruptcy Judge James Tancredi employed Bankruptcy Code §1307(c) to dismiss a Chapter 13 case because of the lack of good faith.
Daily Business Review | Best Practices|News
By Samantha Joseph | December 29, 2017
A "Cranky Lawyer," a litigator who saved a nightclub after three women got naked on the dance floor, six arrested personal injury attorneys and a bankruptcy…
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Edward E. Neiger | December 27, 2017
Bankruptcy Update columnist Edward E. Neiger delves into the bankruptcy proceedings of True Religion Apparel, Toys “R” Us and Charming Charlie and their efforts to restructure rather than liquidate in the face of changing consumer preferences.
By Lidia Dinkova | December 20, 2017
In the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall metro area, 13 percent of mortgages were underwater, higher than the 5 percent national average.
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