October 2015

Phil Lamos, Chief Legal Counsel for Craig Shopneck, Cleveland’s Chapter 13 Trustee There are times when it’s in a debtor’s...

By Professor Andrea Boyack and Judge Robert Berger click here for part 1, click here for part 2, click here...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Ten percent penalty for early withdrawal from IRA was not priority claim. The...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Attorney fees to ex-wife for over-trial of child custody was priority claim. Affirming,...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Section 727 complaint was not informal proof of claim. Creditors that filed a...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Proof of claim by debt collector did not trigger FDCPA violation. Granting debt...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Fair Debt Collection Practices Act not preempted by Bankruptcy Code. Chapter 13 debtor...

By Ansley Owens, Contributing Writer and Intern for the NACTT Academy (Nashville, TN) The arguments for and against the discharge...

CFPB Releases Financial Education Curriculum Review Tool – Resource Will Help Guide Educators Looking to Select Appropriate Financial Education Material...

By Professor Andrea Boyack and Judge Robert Berger click here for part 1, click here for part 2, click here...